lopped

verb

past tense of lop
as in pruned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped
  1. pruned
  2. trimmed
  3. clipped
  4. cropped
  5. curtailed
  6. pared
  7. hacked
  8. docked
Verb
  • Speaking of sculpture, boxwood hedges can be pristinely pruned for a polished look.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond this zone, vegetation should be pruned, thinned and adequately spaced to avoid flames easily spreading.
    — John Abatzoglou, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pruned
Verb
  • The Tempo trimmed the deficit to four points in the final minute, but Bueckers hit a jumper to get the lead back to six before Isabelle Harrison was called for a charge.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bank of America also trimmed its price target to $400 from $430.
    — Fred Imbert,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • Mehidy then produced a superb delivery that straightened past the bat of Beau Webster (5) and clipped the top of off stump to have Australia at 6-193, still trailing by 35 runs and with the tail exposed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The most clipped of Drake’s dates on social media was with famous goth streamer, Pinkchyu, who got the rapper to comply with her request to bark like a dog on camera.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • The prime way to see the movie is through 70mm IMAX — delivering an ultrasharp, massive physical film image with a taller aspect ratio that reveals up to 40% more picture than cropped digital or standard digital screens.
    — Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While Imax offers a variety of screen options, including digital versions of the 70 mm aspect ratio, these viewings are often cropped to fit the auditorium in which they are being shown.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cropped
Verb
  • So swimming, a life-enhancing, healthy activity, indoors and especially outdoors in nature, has been vastly curtailed.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s economy has already taken a significant hit from the war, with much of its industrial capacity destroyed and crude exports severely curtailed by the US blockade.
    — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of curtailed
Verb
  • Traders pared back their expectations for a Fed rate hike in September to reflect about a 35% of a move, from roughly 50% earlier this week.
    — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sparkling yet simple, Gerber’s dress eschewed 1980s high glam for a look that was pared back yet still glamorous enough to evoke the decade.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Definition of pared
Verb
  • The individual on the other line allegedly told the woman that her computer was hacked and that she was being investigated for criminal activity, Riley said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For that reason, the pace of Anthony Elanga, who avoided serious injury when he was hacked down against Valencia last weekend, and Will Osula appear critical to what Jaissle hopes to achieve.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of hacked
Verb
  • When it's docked and not in use, the rear camera stays in its space and works as if the gimbal isn't even there.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • East Hampton Town police responded to a 911 call from a man reporting a woman unconscious on a boat docked around midnight the day she was pronounced dead, according to last year’s statement.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of docked
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