lopped

verb

Definition of loppednext
past tense of lop
as in pruned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped
  1. trimmed
  2. clipped
  3. curtailed
  4. pared
  5. hacked
  6. cut back
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
Verb
  • 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
  • The Supreme Court's order follows a series of recent rulings that have curtailed efforts by the EPA to keep the nation's air and water clean.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, the case could have broader implications for the regulatory power of federal agencies – a power that the Supreme Court has curtailed in recent years.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of curtailed
Verb
  • Shop pared-back styles from Everlane and Margaux, or whimsical interpretations from Free People and Toteme, cast in siren red and crinkled cream.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
  • That frequency has been pared down to three ABC broadcasts so far in 2024.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of pared
Verb
  • Sculptures could be hacked to death.
    James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Account holders often have weak passwords that can easily be hacked, despite communications from their primary financial institution about identity theft and fraud.
    Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of hacked
Verb
  • O’Leary said the measure will be more pronounced as other countries cut back, meaning the difference will be closer to £10.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The video cuts back and forth from the second couple — both of whom turned 60 last month — to a beaming Roberts and his wife Tricia.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut back
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