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as in batch
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the school's latest crop of graduates is its most academically gifted so far
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as in to grow
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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as in to shave
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 crop
Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Commercial crops and residential plants can be killed during this warning.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
This Quince cropped shirt jacket is 74% off right now.
—Nneya Richards, Parents, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Watering a crop closer to its roots is more like giving it a drink.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Commercial crops and residential plants can be killed during this warning.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
The image in the Jan. 12 Instagram post was cropped to remove that watermark.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
This Quince cropped shirt jacket is 74% off right now.
—Nneya Richards, Parents, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crop
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Belize is home to hundreds of caverns where Mayan priests once held rituals to petition the gods for rain or a successful harvest.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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For me, that meant purchasing a wagon when Sofia’s legs gave out, and taking her to the beach, to a harvest festival (thank you for allowing her, Shady Brook Farm!), and making paw print art.—
Annemarie Dooling,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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The process from start to finish will take about two days for a single batch, and involves a lot more science and precision.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
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Before Finn’s death, Reese had wanted to start a café in the basement of a local church; Friedman had been making enormous batches of soup and giving it out in the parking lot of the East Hardwick Grange Hall.—
Chelsea Edgar,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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His small shop in the Palais-Royal grew to become a beloved fashion institution, serving as a style archive for designers, a red-carpet closet for celebrities, and a research library for fashion students and museum curators.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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After delivering the iconic line, Montgomery’s confidence in the role grew.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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And while Clay may face a battle to expand its use cases within a larger organization, companies that start shaving several percentage points off of their operating expenses will be difficult to pull away from Clay, said Meritech’s Alex Kurland, who led the new funding round.—
Alex Konrad,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Planners say it’s expected to shave 12 minutes off travel times for buses and commuters and five minutes for others.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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National headlines spotlighted the bipartisan group dubbed the Sister Senators.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2025
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The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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His rise exemplifies how the new generation of artists are rewriting the rules of success—leveraging social media to cultivate a following before stepping into the traditional industry spotlight.—
Hala Mustafa,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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Finally, American Jews must work to cultivate solidarity.—
Hannah Rosenthal and David Saperstein,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Each student will receive a collection of cut flower seeds for the Spring season.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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Releasing fullback Alec Ingold after June 1 would cut his 2025 Dolphins cap hit from $4.9 million to $1.2 million.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia led in shots with that grouping on the ice and had some extended offensive zone shifts.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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What To Know While Beijing strengthens ties with key players in this grouping, the future of Biden's legacy in the region appears uncertain.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crop. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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