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verb

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Recent Examples of cop
Noun
Read Next National Missing woman’s remains found in tank, Michigan cops say. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 Landed in Omaha for a convention, had just gotten my bags and was immediately ushered into a tornado shelter by a cop! Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
Those interested in copping the $100 Date Night Pass had until Wednesday night to enter. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 The Big Winners Contestant Michelle Loewenstein was the first to cop the grand prize. Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cop
Noun
  • Eya was just 9-years-old when both her parents were shot by hooded, uniformed policemen at around three in the morning in August 2016.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
  • One time, an actor was hired to dress up as a policeman and arrest one of the teens—leaving them in tears.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The ultra cute pack comes with four floral socks, plus for every item bought, the brand gives back a pair to someone in need.
    Brie Schwartz, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sure, the Bears did a masterful job of fortifying the interior of the offensive line in March, buying themselves flexibility to navigate the draft with eyes scanning in all directions.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Antetokounmpo finished the game by scoring 36 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and blocking two shots.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Police said that once Davis left the apartment, the surviving 10-year-old quickly grabbed her baby brother, locked the door and called for help.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police said the suspect sustained significant injuries in a shootout with officers who responded to the attack.
    Kati Weis, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • McCauley was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Players who already own the original games can purchase a Switch 2 Edition upgrade for the games.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include: A 1,931-square-foot home on the 5600 block of Ocean View Drive in Oakland sold in December 2023, for $2,200,000, a price per square foot of $1,139.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Doses are given at: 2 months 4 months 6 months 15–18 months 4–6 years Can adults get whooping cough? Adults can catch whooping cough, though symptoms tend to be milder than in children.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that the mayor of Heath, Ohio — where work was paused — caught the city officials by surprise.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The mail carrier was whipped in multiple spots by the tool’s fast-spinning cord during the attack, according to Mark Herman, the constable for Harris County Precinct 4.
    Mark Price, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Last November, a jury rejected his claim that Nowland posed a threat and found the former senior constable guilty of breaching his duty of care by deploying his weapon against the elderly woman, who later died of her injuries.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Their namesake bills can probe into the ground to snatch deep-burrowing creatures, whether crabs, shrimp or worms and other invertebrates.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The two were paired together again in a major, just like last year's U.S. Open, which DeChambeau snatched from McIlroy in the late holes.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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