Thesaurus results for CHOPPER

chopper

noun

ˈchä-pər

as in helicopter

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone

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Recent Examples of chopper The multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art chopper made its debut last year thanks to funding from the Minnesota Legislature. —

Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 28 June 2026 This vegetable chopper speeds up meal prep with six interchangeable stainless steel blades for slicing, dicing, julienning, and grating. —

Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Pinch-hitters Austin Martin and Ryan Kreidler singled with one out for Minnesota in the ninth and a high chopper by Byron Buxton went over the head of third baseman Willi Castro to tie it. —

ABC News, 26 June 2026 Grab this KitchenAid oven mitt set, food storage containers for meal prep, a time-saving food chopper while they’re discounted too. —

Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

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helicopter

Noun

Afterward, the body will travel by helicopter to the Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, about 80 kilometers away, before flying back to Iran.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
An array of military vehicles, including a tank and a truck hauling an old helicopter, were followed by a group of eight bagpipe players along with drummers and dancers.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2026