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as in batch
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
the school's latest crop of graduates is its most academically gifted so far
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as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a family that's been cropping potatoes on that piece of land for generations
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
grass cropped short by repeated grazing cropped the painting to fit the frame
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Recent Examples of crop
Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Winter camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as canola, could be a climate change problem solver, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
Paulina Berges, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Pictures with her in it have been cropped out, and there’s no mention of her in the pages.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Glauber points to the example of soybeans, America’s second-largest crop after corn.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Winter camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as canola, could be a climate change problem solver, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
The whispers of slimmer fitting silhouettes have been swirling on the runways: Indie sleaze-leaning skinny jeans at McQueen and Balenciaga, to the more Parisian chic straight leg and cropped trousers of Chanel, while Boss and Marni herald closer fit capris as a perfect springtime piece.
—Paulina Berges, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
Pictures with her in it have been cropped out, and there’s no mention of her in the pages.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crop
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Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, food fraud spikes when prices rise and supply of the good stuff goes down and following one of the worst Mediterranean olive harvests in history, that is the sad story right now.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The project was pressed in a run of 15,000 copies, one of the largest batches among the exclusives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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That means pharmacies and facilities that sell batches of the medication could face FDA enforcement.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Every neighborhood deserves safe streets, quality services, thriving businesses, and places where families can grow with dignity.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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This tree definitely has a flair for the dramatic, performing well throughout the South, displaying flowers up to 1 foot wide, growing as tall as 80 feet (depending on selection), featuring glossy evergreen foliage, and exuding a captivating scent that draws your attention.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tommaso Ciampa has recently undergone a noticeable change in appearance by shaving off his trademark beard.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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With cord-cutting continuing to shave the traditional pay-TV bundle by millions of subscribers a year, however, FAST has become an increasingly vibrant part of the TV ecosystem.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic spots a group of three who are not wearing club colours.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Of the traits the Bills are likely looking for, those are the more difficult to cultivate at the NFL level.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Keep coming back to your long-term vision, and cultivate this mindset among all employees, regardless of their role.—
Alexandre Bonvin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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With the new order, Trump is threatening to cut federal funds to cities and states his Administration decides are blocking his mass deportation effort.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crop. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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