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Recent Examples of lop
The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping off nearly a quarter of its staff — 10,000 jobs through layoffs and another 10,000 workers who took early retirement and voluntary separation offers.
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Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
The Trump Administration could trim twigs from its org chart, or take an axe and lop off entire limbs, erasing whole offices.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
This protein essentially lops a small part of the DNA base cytosine, or C, converting it into a thymidine, or T. That can introduce smaller and more specific mutations than CRISPR/Cas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Carla K. Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
The Trump Administration could trim twigs from its org chart, or take an axe and lop off entire limbs, erasing whole offices.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
This protein essentially lops a small part of the DNA base cytosine, or C, converting it into a thymidine, or T. That can introduce smaller and more specific mutations than CRISPR/Cas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025
One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop
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Also, make a fertilizer application after pruning and again in early fall.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Learn how to prune and maintain your garden for wildfire safety.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The professionalization of college athletics will be seen in the high-stakes and expensive recruitment of stars on their way to the NFL and NBA, and they will be felt by athletes whose schools have decided to pare their programs.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Tangent Tesla’s shares, which dropped 14% in one of the stock’s worst-ever trading sessions, appeared to pare back some losses Friday after jumping 3% in early trading.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Though the index rebounded shortly after, its gains were trimmed in early 2025 as U.S. President Donald Trump ignited his trade war.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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First, trim your nails by clipping straight across to create short tips.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
11 June 2025
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The sleeveless mock neck top and cropped wide-leg pants are available in 23 colors, including the ultra-popular beige, pink, and timeless black.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The biggest for me is the ability to crop by pixels rather than ratio, which seems like a very odd limitation.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
7 June 2025
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Every feather was clipped short; the bullet must have gone the length of the bird’s body cutting feathers and not once drawing blood!—
Percy Brown,
Outdoor Life,
12 June 2025
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First, trim your nails by clipping straight across to create short tips.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
11 June 2025
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Lufthansa, for example, has reduced frequencies on routes to New York, Miami, and Chicago, while KLM cut back on flights to San Francisco and Boston.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
11 June 2025
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His massive taxes on imports are expected to raise costs for U.S. companies that buy raw materials, equipment and components from overseas and force them to cut back hiring or even lay off workers.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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What is the best way to protect your Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android devices from getting hacked?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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Last month, a California court awarded Meta $168 million in damages from Israel’s NSO Group, whose spyware was used to hack 1,400 WhatsApp accounts, including of journalists, activists and government officials.—
Erika Kinetz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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When docked, screenshots and videos are at 4K for the Switch 2 and 1080p for the Switch, and Switch 1 screenshots have been upscaled to show detail. Switch 2 Editions The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Switch 2 Edition, docked.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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The last Indian citizen in space was Rakesh Sharma, who was aboard another Soyuz, which docked with Russia’s Salyut 7 space station in 1984.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Lop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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