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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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Two former HubSpot employees came out in defense, outlining that the business had been undertaking pruning strategies.—
Lis Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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They can be pruned but trimming stops the growth of the shoots and may leave brown stubs and possibly some yellow leaves.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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His videos, paring down the frog, or fleshy, central toe on the underside of a hoof, or painting on polish, regularly get hundreds of millions of views.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Tesla shares had briefly risen 3.3% on the comments but later pared gains to trade up about 1%.—
Andrew Mills,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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While restructuring in the name of efficiency is one way to trim headcount, a negative work environment can also have a direct impact on talent retention.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The Owls trimmed the lead to 25-20 and got the ball back at their 30 with 32 seconds remaining in the game.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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This means most users no longer need to crop their photos for Instagram The 3:4 ratio matches the format used by most smartphone cameras Instagram has finally addressed a long-standing frustration by fully supporting pictures in the popular 3:4 aspect ratio.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Cropping and Color Management Capture One handles cropping well.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Dorothy had her hair done, The Tinman got oiled up, The Scarecrow got brand new straws, and The Cowardly Lion had his mane curled and his claws clipped.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Our top picks Runner-Up: SoulCycle At-Home Bike, $2,500 Shop the best exercise bikes Ready to clip in?—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Demis Hassabis Is Preparing for AI’s Endgame Another parallel can be drawn between Jeff and Amodei, an AI researcher who defected from OpenAI after becoming worried that the company was cutting back its safety measures, and then formed his own company, Anthropic.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
31 May 2025
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The dual battlefields capture the feeling of the final act of the best Star Wars movies where the action cut back and forth between a massive space battle and individual heroes slugging it out on the ground.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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For example, in November 2024, a man received a three-year, four-month sentence for hacking Fire Sticks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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They are believed to have hacked into Wiles' email account and accessed a report on Vice President JD Vance.—
Jordan King
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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