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Recent Examples of clop
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025 The clop of the horse's hooves is a kind of muted drumroll. —Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025 Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. —Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints. —Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power. —New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails. —Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis. —Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021
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The film also shifts periodically to another non-human perspective – that of the gigantic observatories themselves as the donkeys clop, clop, clop their way around them. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025 The clop of the horse's hooves is a kind of muted drumroll. —Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025 Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. —Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022 From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints. —Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021 Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power. —New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails. —Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021 Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis. —Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clop
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Stagecoaches still clip-clop through town, cowboys still walk the streets and bartenders still pour whiskey in the saloons where the Earps and Clantons drank.— Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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The tiny Greek island, only 90 minutes by ferry from Athens, has been renowned for generations as a dreamy, car-free outpost where the only traffic sound is the clip-clop of donkey hooves and the most stressful decision is which white wine to choose with dinner.— Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
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Clad in all black, James and the band cracked wise onstage with a brash, swashbuckling attitude, led constant clap-alongs, and took multiple sojourns into the crowd — and that was just during the first song.— Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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His assessment of the project is correct in the sense that while the tracks all carry his signature take on the stomp-clap beat structure, the melodic content is vast and varied.— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Chopped nuts would add nice crunch.— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, walnuts lend a slight crunch throughout.— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.— Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
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Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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This isn’t alt-country so much as death-rattle country, as though Grigoroff and Adducci took Hank Williams’ most wincingly lonesome numbers as a starting point but figured the tempos were a little too fast.— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
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But stopping the clap of Thunder and rattle of Spurs calls for something special.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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The beer brand encourages users to exchange details or connect on social media with each clink.— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.— Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
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The twang of country music may be the sound that most evokes the feeling that the spring season has finally arrived.— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
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This adds a little extra twang to the acoustic and electric guitars.— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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The most immediate disruption may appear in commercial niches such as advertising jingles or podcast themes.— Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
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The winning jingle will become the official 2-K theme for the city and be played on the radio.— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/clop. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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