cropped

verb

Definition of croppednext
past tense of crop
1
as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care a family that's been cropping potatoes on that piece of land for generations

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2
as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument grass cropped short by repeated grazing cropped the painting to fit the frame

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cropped
  1. grew
  2. cultivated
  3. cut
  4. produced
  5. clipped
  6. trimmed
Verb
  • The chain grew rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s under General Mills’ ownership.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The need for power and water grew more urgent Thursday for hundreds of thousands of residents across the Southeast a week after Helene began a deadly, devastating march as a historic Category 4 hurricane slamming onto Florida's Gulf Coast.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of grew
Verb
  • However, the species favors the Tree of Heaven and wild and cultivated grapes.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rather than viewing life-work balance as an unattainable ideal, TCM reframes it as a dynamic process—one that can be cultivated through mindful attention to the body’s rhythms and natural cycles.
    Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of cultivated
Verb
  • Part of that performance has been fueled by expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates into next year, after reducing borrowing costs by 75 basis points in 2024.
    Lewis Krauskopf, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Other photos highlighted more moments from their evening including group family shots, her sister-in-law cutting the turkey and the food spread.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut
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  • Including the deluxe re-release, that era of her career produced a trio of Hot 100 leaders, as well as another two top 10s, which was a massive accumulation at the time.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Not long ago, the killing of humanitarian workers produced outraged headlines.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of produced
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  • Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The tool also provides other benefits — if a video has been clipped or taken out of context, Know How can fetch the original full-length video in the state it was first published in.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Maintain Your Yard Keep your grass mowed and shrubs trimmed to reduce tick habitats.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Last month, China’s central bank trimmed its reserve requirement ratio 50 basis points.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of trimmed
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cropped

cropped (up)

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