CROPPING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

cropping

verb

present participle of crop

as in growing

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care a family that's been cropping potatoes on that piece of land for generations

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as in shaving

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument grass cropped short by repeated grazing cropped the painting to fit the frame

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Recent Examples of cropping The photo editing tools are also limited to basic actions like cropping and rotating. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Meta released its Content Seal AI watermark recently, but Reuters found that simply cropping the images a bit would often eliminate the watermark. — ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 Although some breeders recommend tail docking and ear cropping for medical reasons, these claims have not been substantiated; the procedures are purely aesthetic. — Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2026 Another feature of the exhibit showcases photos with editorial marks on cropping and how the photographs were used to record major events and everyday life in Black communities. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026 The results indicate that techniques such as cropping images so models focus their attention on relevant regions and applying reinforcement learning for reasoning can minimize hallucinations in VLMs. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026 The last family photo features less of the family, with Kardashian cropping it so that most of her face and all of Barker’s is out of view. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025 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, 7 Sep. 2025 As a corn plant grows, the leaves unroll to reveal the tassel, the part that sheds pollen, explained Mark Licht, an associate professor of agronomy and an extension cropping systems specialist at Iowa State University. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025

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The additional site will further strengthen the company’s manufacturing network in Colorado and provide additional capacity for its growing space and sensor systems business.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Anyone who has worked at a fast-growing company at the edge of technology knows that obligations, circumstances and products change daily.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of growing

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Men in some communities stop shaving, while women may remove their jewelry.

— Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Like almost winning a race, almost shaving a second off my time for the 3200m run, my event in high school, the one that got me into college, a recruit for someone else to gamble on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaving

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The challenge is not racing to construct a synthetic copy but cultivating the capacity to recognize, interface with and leverage what has been present all along.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Maintaining relationships with existing owners and cultivating enthusiasm among future buyers can be just as important.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivating

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Leslie took issue with a recent stunt Kennedy had pulled at the hospital, which involved making a surprise appearance for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open his signature vaccine injury clinic.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images American Express is cutting thousands of employees as the leading credit card company prepares for artificial intelligence to take over more of its internal processes.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutting

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In the finale, before Lee and Adam learn Aron has been killed in action in World War I, Lee is flipping through a seed catalogue, Adam is planting something, and then the telegram arrives and the two of you share this look.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Miller said the seedlings typically grow for about a year and are only sent for planting in regions in which specific species thrive.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of planting

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The younger Bolsonaro's other proposals include trimming the size of the Brazilian state to boost economic growth.

— Carrie Kahn, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
But new technologies are opening the door to transition a portion of the inputs from petrochemicals to plants, trimming the environmental impact of these fibers.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of trimming

Verb

The volunteers, Israelis and Americans, had come to stand alongside Palestinian farmers harvesting olives with the goal of preventing attacks by Israeli settlers.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Photograph by Faiz Abu Rmeleh / Getty On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers who were harvesting olives in the West Bank.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of harvesting

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Not your average road dog, Berlant only recently began taking a notebook onstage and clipping her work for social media.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
But Jodar sealed the victory on his own serve, clipping a forehand winner down the line after Medvedev's tame smash at the net sat up nicely for him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of clipping

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