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Recent Examples of lop
The Trump Administration could trim twigs from its org chart, or take an axe and lop off entire limbs, erasing whole offices.
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David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
This protein essentially lops a small part of the DNA base cytosine, or C, converting it into a thymidine, or T. That can introduce smaller and more specific mutations than CRISPR/Cas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.
—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
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David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
This protein essentially lops a small part of the DNA base cytosine, or C, converting it into a thymidine, or T. That can introduce smaller and more specific mutations than CRISPR/Cas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
Verb
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And later, the persistent motions of weeding and pruning, weeding and pruning.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 May 2025
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Also, pruning tomatoes and keeping excess foliage away from the soil will stave off soilborne diseases, including various fungal diseases that thrive in moist environments and attack your plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
Verb
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As the summer heats up, Greenblatt is paring back her beauty routine.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Downsides: The headboard feels a little thin, the assembly instructions might not be totally accurate, and the overall design leans a lot more pared down.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2025
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The company also trimmed a smaller percentage of underperforming locations than Walmart has.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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The canvas tote is trimmed in green leather, adding a subtle splash of color to the versatile bag.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The photo showed his other finger cropped out of the photo.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Rihanna went for a bump-baring Marc Jacobs look consisting of a gray bustier with a black floor-length skirt, cropped black jacket and oxford heels.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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The Japanese driver clipped the kerb and lost control of the rear of the RB21.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The funny thing about cord cutters is that their numbers are growing — and the size of this group is being fueled, obviously, by people clipping their ties to cable.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) significantly cut back on training for emergency managers ahead of hurricane season, which begins on June 1.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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But multiple National Weather Service offices have cut back on balloon launches this spring because of staffing shortages.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
19 May 2025
Verb
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This expertise can be leveraged to engineer weapons, or hack into a rival nation’s critical systems.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Across the street from the Gold Dome, budget writers from both parties trimmed, hacked, massaged and pushed off payments to balance a budget that started $1.2 billion out of whack.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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The last tariff-free ships — those on the water when the tariffs were announced — have almost all docked, and the first ships with goods that will be subject to tariffs are arriving at the ports.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Each time an audience member so much as sniggers or sneezes, money is docked from a prize pot of £250,000 ($330,000), the slightest noise costing them up to £10,000 ($13,000) each time.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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