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Recent Examples of lop
Nevertheless, in September, the Fed embarked on what looked like an aggressive round of interest rate cuts, taking the unusual step of lopping off a half percentage point from its key overnight borrowing rate.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
No season passes without a few heads getting lopped off.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
The incident lopped off a 150-foot section at the end of the pier, which was undergoing a $4 million restoration.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut by 20 percent a forecast for Florida orange production in the current growing season and lopped another 14 percent off the anticipated harvest of grapefruit.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
No season passes without a few heads getting lopped off.
—David Whitley, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
The incident lopped off a 150-foot section at the end of the pier, which was undergoing a $4 million restoration.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut by 20 percent a forecast for Florida orange production in the current growing season and lopped another 14 percent off the anticipated harvest of grapefruit.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
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Not all hollies tolerate such severe pruning well, so make sure to check if your type of holly can be pruned this way before attempting it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mature shrubs that have not been severely pruned will often bloom in February.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2025
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After Seidler’s death, the new controlling partner – his brother, John Seidler – began paring down the salary commitments.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The network first aired MLB games in 1990, but the league said in a statement that it is dismayed at how ESPN has pared back its baseball coverage.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Also different in 2025, five broad categories were trimmed to three.—
David Spiegel,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, superhero cinema seems to be trimming a lot of the fat that’s contributed to the genre’s loss of gloss from its heady days of late-2010s.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Dark floral denim, inky blue slim jeans and cuffed and cropped jeans showed off witchy black boots.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2025
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This lounge set includes a crewneck sweatshirt and cropped wide-leg relaxed pants with a stretchy elastic waistband and drawstring tie.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Just clip them in, style them as needed, and voilà—instant cool-girl bangs with zero regrets.—
Allure,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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When a truck carrying Mr. Nasrallah’s coffin entered the stadium, the crowd erupted in shrieks and cries as the voice of the former Hezbollah leader — clipped from his speeches — echoed from speakers.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That could signal whether businesses are ramping up spending or cutting back.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Pearl estimated the ordinance would cost District 64 an additional $1 million a year, which would force them to shift resources and cut back elsewhere to compensate.—
Alan Kozeluh,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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What is the best way to protect your Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android devices from getting hacked?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Take a cue, too, from DIY influencers online hacking Ikea’s Billy Bookcase, and don’t be afraid to customize your flatpack furniture.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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This, mere months after Forest finished 17th last season, only one spot above regulation (albeit being docked four points for breaching league profitability and sustainability rules).—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Minnesota ships travel the long, dangling length of Lake Michigan and dock at its southern tip: Gary, Indiana.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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