lopping

verb

Definition of loppingnext
present participle of lop
as in pruning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopping
  1. pruning
  2. trimming
  3. clipping
  4. curtailing
  5. paring
  6. hacking
  7. nipping
Verb
  • Anvil pruners shine when pruning thicker dead wood.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This easy task is known as thumb pruning and facilitates keeping the bush open to air and sun.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of pruning
Verb
  • The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Melissa Joan Hart is showing off her impressive beard-trimming skills!
    Gil Macias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • And the itemizing of it, breaking it up, short form, the clipping it out.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In Don’t Look Back, Bob is reading in a newspaper clipping about himself.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipping
Verb
  • The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The National Institutes of Health agrees that curtailing these foods would be beneficial.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of curtailing
Verb
  • That could include paring back tax incentives and grants for businesses producing electric vehicles and lithium ion batteries.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In that case, paring down the position or diversifying away some of that risk may be warranted.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of paring
Verb
  • Mandating compliance could push users toward centralized custodians, exposing them to risks such as hacking, data breaches, and authoritarian surveillance.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Namely, the Kings are shooting more 3s, running with more purpose and hacking away to force more turnovers.
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of hacking
Verb
  • Vagabond quarterback Sam Darnold has kept the Vikings (10-2) nipping at the heels of the Lions all season.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The contest had narrowed considerably in the final weeks, and polls showed Hovde nipping at Baldwin’s heels.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of nipping
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