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Recent Examples of clop
Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.
—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021
But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.
—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
Noun
Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.
—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021
But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.
—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clop
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The tiny Greek island, only 90 minutes by ferry from Athens, has been renowned for generations as a dreamy, car-free outpost where the only traffic sound is the clip-clop of donkey hooves and the most stressful decision is which white wine to choose with dinner.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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There’s something special about salty ocean breezes paired with the clip-clop of horse hooves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Amid claps and joyful tears, 80 patients received certificates.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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Within a few claps, the entire group was synchronized.—
Pauline Chalamet,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Mongolia is facing an economic crunch with government spending rising 20% year-on-year for the first four months of 2025 but goods exports falling by 13% over the same period, owed not least to a 39% decline in coal exports.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Exercise 1: Foot doming This exercise is like doing crunches for your feet.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Amid the tinkle of glassware and clang of cutlery, Saru Jayaraman, an L.A. attorney and president of One Fair Wage, a national coalition pushing to raise wages in the service sector, emphasized the urgency of addressing a steep increase in the cost of living.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Now, new research suggests urination may function in a similar way: Captive chimpanzees that saw their peers peeing were more likely to take a tinkle themselves.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sonic booms have become a source of consternation for Southern Californians living near Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, where officials with SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force have acknowledged that their rocket launches and landings are causing the regular rattles.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Shaking and rolling helps develop hand-eye coordination and promotes dexterity, and one parent tester appreciated the wooden rattle’s ability to foster independent play for her baby.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The low hum of jazz drifts through the air, mingling with warm lighting and the quiet clink of glasses.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Music The power of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ isn’t its country twang.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Her kids songs are like her solo music, sung in a Dolly Parton-esque twang over an acoustic guitar, but include many other instruments.—
Monica Hooper,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Those Brian Wilson compositions all sounded like insanely catchy jingles for the California teenage lifestyle–surfboards, hamburger stands, pep rallies–but on the flip side of the good times was a real sense of melancholy.—
Gavin Edwards,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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Swims will also infuse Kay Jewelers’ iconic jingle with his own energy and vocals.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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“Clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clop. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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