lopped (off)

verb

Definition of lopped (off)next
past tense of lop (off)
as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped (off)
  1. cut
  2. cut back
  3. clipped
  4. trimmed
Verb
  • The Fed ultimately voted to begin cutting rates in September and again opted to lower rates at its November meeting, just days after the election.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Macy’s — Shares shed less than 1% after the department store chain cut its fiscal-year forecast .
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
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  • The former exec fears that the triple-A industry can't grow any bigger, but there may be a way to cut back.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • As a matter of city policy, Austin Energy has been cutting back the portion of its energy generation from coal.
    Asher Price, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut back
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  • In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
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  • There are also far too many songs in A Complete Unknown—most are profoundly affecting, but a few ought to have been strategically trimmed.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The hope is that NASA will use its limited budget to continue to fund this kind of research, but the worry is that as costs get trimmed with a focus on human exploration of the Moon and Mars, work that doesn’t have an obvious and immediate practical application will fall by the wayside.
    Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
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“Lopped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopped%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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