lopping

present participle of lop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopping
Verb
  • Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Maintaining proper airflow by pruning can be as easy as snapping off a low branch or snipping a growing tip here and there.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like NexLawn's upcoming Vidar robo-mowers, the futuristic rover will navigate the garden using LiDAR and vision sensors while clipping the grass.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Its audio comes through clean and detail-rich, with noise cancelling and automatic limiting to handle background chaos without clipping your voice.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Polls show that Farage's Reform UK party, which has focused its political platform on curtailing immigration, surged in popularity and would likely win an election if held today.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The quarterly rebalanced mixture of large-, mid- and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks provided an agile way to capitalize on favorable market conditions while curtailing losses when markets decline, as outlined in RV Portfolio performance metrics.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In response, companies are paring back.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The feat was accomplished through various TV rights, corporate sponsorship and a reliance on existing venues, paring infrastructure costs.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This not only sets a new video specification benchmark for 360° cameras but also provides ample room for post-cropping and creative editing with its higher resolution.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
  • For one, cropping into the frame makes high ISO image noise more apparent.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trend shows that attackers can leverage emerging AI during the hacking process, including attack scenario planning, malware development, building their tools and to impersonate job recruiters, said Mun Chong-hyun, director at Genians.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Offer Empathy and Compassion Another sobering statistic is that 88% to 61% of people are fearful of everything from job loss and inflation to climate change, hacking, nuclear war and information war, according to Edelman.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Closing out the 2017 Oscars, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented the Best Picture category, with La La Land as the frontrunner and Moonlight nipping at its heels.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The Panthers were able to prevent Pembroke from a clean sweep of both team championships, nipping the Titans for the girls crown by just nine points in the school standings with 69 overall.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Lopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopping. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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