chopped

past tense of chop
as in sliced
to cut into small pieces chop the onions before adding them to the pot

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Recent Examples of chopped After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits. Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context. Jazmine Hughes, Them, 20 Dec. 2024 The leaves must be smashed and not chopped for fear the blade of a knife will over-oxidize them. Thessaly La Force, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024 Break chocolate into pieces and place in bowl; process until finely chopped. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024 Add broth and chopped carrots; lock lid in place. Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024 Ensure the veggies are chopped into uniformly sized pieces. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024 Once all this vegetation is chopped, it’s typically thrown into piles in the forest, which are then burned. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 Pulse flour, powdered sugar, pecans, and salt in a food processor until thoroughly combined and pecans are finely chopped, 8 to 10 pulses. Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Chopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopped. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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