as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals
more than a few people were glad to see the obnoxiously smug skater come a cropper at the national championships
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Recent Examples of cropper
DeSantis' landslide will likely turn out to be the historically most important result from last Tuesday, akin to but with even greater consequences than George W. Bush's victory in Texas in 1998, another midterm year in which the GOP otherwise came a cropper.
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Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2022
But on closer inspection, there are differences: This cropper is shirtless, his backside a bit too pert, and the stalks of asparagus growing from the ground are, in fact, penises.
—Max Norman David Chow Victoria Petro-Conroy, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Intent is where the Manhattan District Attorney’s financial case seemed to come a cropper.
—Norman Eisen, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2022
But on closer inspection, there are differences: This cropper is shirtless, his backside a bit too pert, and the stalks of asparagus growing from the ground are, in fact, penises.
—Max Norman David Chow Victoria Petro-Conroy, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
Intent is where the Manhattan District Attorney’s financial case seemed to come a cropper.
—Norman Eisen, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cropper
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Following a rough 104-83 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets announced LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in a week after spraining his ankle in Monday’s defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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There was an Australian Open semifinal appearance in 2015, a heart-breaking final defeat at her home US Open in 2017, and French and US Open semifinals in 2018.—
Matias Grez,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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That has received sharp rebuke from California leaders and water experts who point out that Los Angeles’ water supply is flush after two rainy years, and statewide water supply questions have no relationship to municipal water system failures during the Palisades fire.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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For example, in the automotive industry, AI can monitor the health of assembly line robots, predicting and preventing failures that could halt production.—
Matthew Putman,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The building’s collapse was also one of the deadliest structural engineering failures in United States history.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Environmental groups warned the order could hasten ecological collapse in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Now, the gulf left by Khun Vichai’s tragic death in the 2018 helicopter crash has never seemed bigger.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Like other Genesis researchers, McKeegan underscores that, unfortunately, what many people remember about Genesis is the crash.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Cropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cropper. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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