lopping

verb

Definition of loppingnext
present participle of lop
as in pruning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopping
  1. pruning
  2. trimming
  3. clipping
  4. paring
  5. hacking
Verb
  • Keep pests in check and beautify the winter landscape with selective fall pruning.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • After pruning, mulch plants to provide extra winter protection.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of pruning
Verb
  • Other cost-saving opportunities may come from trimming benefits.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The hushed hallways are dim and gilded, with black gold-veined marble trimming each room’s vestibule and dramatic floral displays punctuating the elevator landings.
    Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • In reality, though, because the TCL’s tone mapping is not as effective as that of the Samsung TV, the TCL’s brightness can cause clipping and leave the image looking ‘peaky’ and unbalanced.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Crowder has spent much of the past thirty-odd years clipping them into shape.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • Joby Aviation – Shares dropped more than 8%, paring back gains made in the previous session.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Some pharmacy chains have struggled in recent years amid cutbacks from inflation-weary consumers, with shoppers paring their spending on non-prescription items.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of paring
Verb
  • The scariest scene of the movie for me is when Kelly-Anne uses her hacking skills to figure out the door code to the victim’s mother’s house.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Silent Push says either the group has revived itself, or someone else is using the gang's old infrastructure, to start a new wave of hacking activity.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of hacking
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