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Recent Examples of chopping
Western-style chefs' knives have a wider 20º angle for chopping, while most Japanese-style knives have a less aggressive 15º angle that’s adept at slicing.
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Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Girlfriend synthesizes the sensation of abandon with remarkable clarity, a testament to Ives’ top-to-bottom skillset, trained over years of chopping it up at home with a 505 sequencer.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Brundage got involved in the scoring herself with 22 minutes remaining in the half after being released down the right side, chopping the ball back inside and putting it past the keeper to make it 3-0.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Handy kitchen gadgets are among the best deals to grab right now, including this best-selling vegetable chopper that makes quick work of dicing, chopping, and prepping ingredients for your next meal.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
From there, Jordan worked another walk to fill the bases again, followed by Duer chopping the ball to third base, forcing the Sooners to make an errant throw, driving two more runs in.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The stock spent most of the second half of 2025 chopping sideways between roughly $82 and $95, digesting the prior selloff and allowing the 200-day moving average to flatten out.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Boards, perfect for sharing What started as a hard, non-counter surface for chopping and cutting in the kitchen has morphed into a vehicle for the most social, shareable dish of them all—charcuterie boards.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Crushing or chopping garlic activates allicin, its key compound, and fresh ginger provides gingerol.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Girlfriend synthesizes the sensation of abandon with remarkable clarity, a testament to Ives’ top-to-bottom skillset, trained over years of chopping it up at home with a 505 sequencer.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Brundage got involved in the scoring herself with 22 minutes remaining in the half after being released down the right side, chopping the ball back inside and putting it past the keeper to make it 3-0.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Handy kitchen gadgets are among the best deals to grab right now, including this best-selling vegetable chopper that makes quick work of dicing, chopping, and prepping ingredients for your next meal.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
From there, Jordan worked another walk to fill the bases again, followed by Duer chopping the ball to third base, forcing the Sooners to make an errant throw, driving two more runs in.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The stock spent most of the second half of 2025 chopping sideways between roughly $82 and $95, digesting the prior selloff and allowing the 200-day moving average to flatten out.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Boards, perfect for sharing What started as a hard, non-counter surface for chopping and cutting in the kitchen has morphed into a vehicle for the most social, shareable dish of them all—charcuterie boards.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Crushing or chopping garlic activates allicin, its key compound, and fresh ginger provides gingerol.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopping
Verb
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One of the key problems is that the corporate profits tax has been weak, slicing projections by $75 million.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Brazilian tambaqui is a beefy freshwater fish that just happens to have a physique perfect for slicing into meaty, pork-like ribs.—
J.m. Hirsch,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The article inside is a strained and mincing document filled with speculation that gay-male social life is entangled with the power structure of Silicon Valley.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Let your food processor do all the hard work of mincing the herbs and garlic—just throw all the ingredients in and voila!—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Net profit margin is just one way of slicing and dicing all the data that accompanies earnings, of course, and some other measurements are a bit less rosy, Butters pointed out.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Even with one of their stars out, the Warriors had no problem dicing up an iffy Hornets defense.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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That polish doesn’t stop it from being seriously grating at times, though, especially when some of its jokes land with a thud.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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However, the most effective method might be grating it.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopping. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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