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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
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Early summer-blooming clematis should be pruned lightly in late winter to remove dead or damaged wood.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Mount Dora urban forester Mark Miller and city staff will also lead workshops on native species, proper pruning techniques, and best planting practices.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even as major companies pare back or flatline diversity commitments, a few, including Costco and Cisco, have publicly defended DEI.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Shares of Tesla fell as much as 3% in overnight trading on trading platform Robinhood following the news, before paring losses.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Porsche Germany's Porsche, which is majority-owned by the Volkswagen Group, trimmed its sales and profit margin forecasts, partially citing the impact of Trump's tariffs.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Hochul’s gimmick of mailing out $300 rebate checks to individuals and $500 for couples, a wasteful $3 billion vanity project favored by many running for reelection, was trimmed to $2 billion, with checks of $200 and $400.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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Two ornate brooches from Tiffany & Co. clipped to the belt added a touch of sparkle.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Courtesy of Hyundai/Rolls Royce Automakers that nest key controls deep in touchscreen menus—forcing motorists to drive eyes-down rather than concentrate on the road ahead—may have their non-US safety ratings clipped next year.—
Carlton Reid,
Wired News,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Our tester said the formula defined and isolated her curls, cut back on frizz, and smoothly detangled her strands before heat styling.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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Another positive side effect is that wearing a mask during allergy season dramatically cuts back on allergy symptoms in some patients.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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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 18 May. 2025.
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