lopped

verb

Definition of loppednext
past tense of lop
as in pruned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped
  1. pruned
  2. trimmed
  3. clipped
  4. curtailed
  5. pared
  6. hacked
  7. cut back
Verb
  • Prune As Needed Some vegetables won’t need to be pruned at all in indoor setups.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
  • However, if they are not pruned or cut back, at some point, the branches will begin to become a mess of last year's wood and this year's wood.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of pruned
Verb
  • Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis, said the Club would have trimmed its position if permitted.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • When the Tigers trimmed Texas’ 14-point lead to seven, the Longhorns answered emphatically.
    Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The vehicle that was clipped had minor damage, but its driver was not injured, the sheriff's office said.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Even the water supply to the villa has been curtailed.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This isolation has obliterated economic opportunities, stifled private-sector activity, and curtailed the country’s exposure to global markets, all of which are vital for economic recovery.
    Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of curtailed
Verb
  • The 10-year yield jumped 13 basis points last week after the Federal Reserve pared down rate-cut projections, indicating only two more interest rate cuts lie ahead in 2025, down from four potential cuts that had been signaled in September.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The two pared down their guest list to just 60 people.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of pared
Verb
  • Ascension was hacked through a social engineering email from a ransomware gang that lured an employee of Ascension to download malware that enabled the hacker to steal Ascension's data.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Their romantic affection was seemingly confirmed in 2012 when Bashar’s email account was hacked by the loose activist network Anonymous and published by Wikileaks.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hacked
Verb
  • The ship is brand-new, with a long list of technological bells and whistles designed to cut back on waste and pollution (shore power and food waste biodigesters among them).
    Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As budgets get tight, some executives are always tempted to cut back on marketing.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut back
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