as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals
more than a few people were glad to see the obnoxiously smug skater come a cropper at the national championships
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Recent Examples of croppers
More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croppers
Noun
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Incumbent presidents generally don’t fare well in the mid-term elections, but Trump’s defeats could hand Democrats power to run Congress and impeach him again.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Potter replaced Jon Dahl Tomasson after the country finished bottom of a World Cup qualifying group involving Switzerland, Kosovo and Slovenia with a record of two draws and four defeats.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When a series of tragic failures at New Era Community Health Center left scores of the county’s weakest, poorest and most erratic residents in danger, Florida health inspectors took the unusual step of threatening to shut down the home.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the number dropped significantly, even as supervision failures within jails persisted, down to 63.—
Ryan Oehrli
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These are firms that have survived recessions, world wars, colonial collapses, and technological revolutions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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But fears spiked at the end of last year after the high-profile collapses of First Brands, an auto parts manufacturer, and Tricolor, a subprime auto lender, called attention to significant fraud and weakness in the sector.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Croppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croppers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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