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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
Verb
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Two former HubSpot employees came out in defense, outlining that the business had been undertaking pruning strategies.—
Lis Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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They can be pruned but trimming stops the growth of the shoots and may leave brown stubs and possibly some yellow leaves.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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His videos, paring down the frog, or fleshy, central toe on the underside of a hoof, or painting on polish, regularly get hundreds of millions of views.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Tesla shares had briefly risen 3.3% on the comments but later pared gains to trade up about 1%.—
Andrew Mills,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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While restructuring in the name of efficiency is one way to trim headcount, a negative work environment can also have a direct impact on talent retention.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The Owls trimmed the lead to 25-20 and got the ball back at their 30 with 32 seconds remaining in the game.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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They’re cropped for that breathable, warm-weather polish, with a drawcord waist that adjusts mid-flight or mid-road trip.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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While the jumpsuit is technically cropped, hitting at the lower calves on most people, that means the legs hit right at the top of my feet.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Dorothy had her hair done, The Tinman got oiled up, The Scarecrow got brand new straws, and The Cowardly Lion had his mane curled and his claws clipped.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Our top picks Runner-Up: SoulCycle At-Home Bike, $2,500 Shop the best exercise bikes Ready to clip in?—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Demis Hassabis Is Preparing for AI’s Endgame Another parallel can be drawn between Jeff and Amodei, an AI researcher who defected from OpenAI after becoming worried that the company was cutting back its safety measures, and then formed his own company, Anthropic.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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The appeal of direct air capture is clear; to keep global warming from rising to even more catastrophic levels means drastically cutting back on planet-heating fossil fuels.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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What is the best way to protect your Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android devices from getting hacked?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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These non-liberal snowflakes create a surveillance state by hacking a network of smart refrigerators, Amazon Echos, and Nest thermostats.—
Jennie Egerdie,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
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The spacecraft docked with the zenith port of the station's Harmony module a day later, delivering around 6,700 pounds (3,040 kilograms) of food, equipment and scientific experiments to the station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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The damaged vessel is now docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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