as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left
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Agwunobi had claimed to have shaved $20 million off the hospital’s debt.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Max Silnicki, who runs the Washington Avenue Barber Shop, shaved the heads of 10,000 Jews in Nazi concentration camps before they were cremated.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Sam Bennett scored with 35 seconds left to cut the deficit back to one but Florida could get no closer.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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That deal, which required Iran to limit its nuclear program by, among other things, cutting enrichment levels and reducing centrifuges, took effect in 2016 and was due to expire 10 years after it was adopted.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Use hand pruners or loppers to cut back as much of the top growth as possible.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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The seven states that share the river have so far failed to reach an agreement on how to cut back among themselves to rebuild reservoir storage.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Before the Tank reached the tree’s base, Emerald clipped himself to a plastic rope attached to another tree and pulled himself across to it.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lyon's teenage Brazil star Endrick expertly helped the ball on and midfielder Corentin Tolisso clipped a fine shot past goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from 10 meters out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Since then her long layers have been trimmed up to her chin.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2026
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Embellished satin tops were paired with low-slung, baggy jeans trimmed with colorful feathers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Lopped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopped%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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