lops

Definition of lopsnext
present tense third-person singular of lop
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Verb
  • Designed by Sam Burch Architects, the house takes a familiar Mediterranean look and pares it back, using the natural setting to do alot of the heavy lifting.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Marvel Avengers Expansion Impressions The biggest strength of the Marvel Multiverse Role Playing Game expansions continues to be succinct writing that pares down decades of comic book history into a short but informative chapter.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cadet, who spent several years working as a florist, prunes the thick green stems of the faux lilies and roses.
    Elly Fishman, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • Van Tassel prunes her tomatoes throughout the season for better air circulation.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • On the downside, using the camera at 4K noticeably crops the lens view.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
  • When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The holder clips right to your pack or waders and keeps everything in a neat, easy-to-dispense stack.
    Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The 2026 model, with only minor changes from 2025, is available in Premiere, Reserve and Black Label trims.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • The third round of voting trims the field to four restaurants.
    Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the teacher nips the conversation in the bud, redirecting everyone’s attention to the lesson of the day.
    Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement The court's decision not only curtails a policy Trump has repeatedly credited with strengthening American leverage abroad, but also carries major financial and legal consequences.
    Nik Popli, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Think of this as the pessimistic, narrower option, where the greenhouse effect curtails the zone's inner edge and the loss of carbon dioxide from a planetary atmosphere marks its outer edge.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • All of them are asymptomatic to date, and the Spanish health ministry said that when the ship docks in the Canary Islands, the non-Spanish citizens will be repatriated ⁠to their countries.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 May 2026
  • Once the ship docks in the Canary Islands, Spanish authorities will do a full epidemiological investigation on the ship and begin repatriating travelers who are deemed fit to return home.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
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“Lops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lops. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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