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Recent Examples of lop
One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
And what better—or more straightforward—way to reinvent yourself than by simply lopping all your hair off?
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Now, however — just two weeks after President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders targeting trans people — the websites of several government agencies are lopping off the back half of the abbreviation or completely removing web pages that mention LGBTQ people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Her pixie cut predecessors include, most recently, Zoe Kravitz, Charlize Theron, and Jodie Turner-Smith, while, through the years, actresses Halle Berry and Winona Ryder have established the power of lopping off one’s long locks in favor of the face-framing style.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
And what better—or more straightforward—way to reinvent yourself than by simply lopping all your hair off?
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Now, however — just two weeks after President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders targeting trans people — the websites of several government agencies are lopping off the back half of the abbreviation or completely removing web pages that mention LGBTQ people.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Her pixie cut predecessors include, most recently, Zoe Kravitz, Charlize Theron, and Jodie Turner-Smith, while, through the years, actresses Halle Berry and Winona Ryder have established the power of lopping off one’s long locks in favor of the face-framing style.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
Verb
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On any rosebush, prune out all dead branches as well as any that are damaged, rubbing on another branch or headed in the wrong direction.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Do not prune or fertilize shrubs until the end of May to avoid further injury.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Four years ago, Joseph R. Biden Jr. collected $62 million (nearly $76 million in 2025 dollars) for his inauguration, though that celebration was pared down because of the coronavirus pandemic.—
Theodore Schleifer,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the euro was choppy on Monday, paring gains against the greenback to fall 0.3% in the afternoon.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But after Morant exited, the Thunder trimmed their halftime deficit in half midway through the third quarter.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Keep it simple and sweet by wrapping paper into a cone, trimming the excess if desired, and securing it with tape.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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The whispers of slimmer fitting silhouettes have been swirling on the runways: Indie sleaze-leaning skinny jeans at McQueen and Balenciaga, to the more Parisian chic straight leg and cropped trousers of Chanel, while Boss and Marni herald closer fit capris as a perfect springtime piece.—
Paulina Berges,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2025
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Pictures with her in it have been cropped out, and there’s no mention of her in the pages.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Two American Airlines planes clipped wings at Reagan National Airport, the FAA said.—
7News WJLA (Washington),
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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Washington — Several members of Congress were on a plane that was sitting on the tarmac waiting to leave Washington on Thursday when it was clipped by another aircraft.—
Kathryn Krupnik,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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During one session at Palace’s training ground in Beckenham, a young attacker took the ball down the flank, beat his man and cut back in-field to do so again.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The uncertainty of tariffs and growing recession fears could also weigh on McDonald's sales, if consumers cut back on their Big Macs and McNuggets.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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What is the best way to protect your Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android devices from getting hacked?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Such is the case of the latest warning for Windows users as threat actors look to exploit the April 15 U.S. deadline for filing taxes in order to hack your Microsoft account password.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Sens were docked a future first-round pick during the 2023-24 season.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Ten of those ships departed from, or docked in, Florida or both.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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