close-cropped

[ klohs-kropt ]

/ ˈkloʊsˈkrɒpt /

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adjective

clipped or trimmed short:close-cropped hair.

having one's hair clipped or trimmed short: a close-cropped wrestler.

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Origin of close-cropped

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby close-cropped

close-by, close call, close communion, close company, close corporation, close-cropped, closed, closed book, closed caption, closed-captioned, closed chain

How to use close-cropped in a sentence

Hopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is.
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The two strengthened ties over the years and now Krauss considers Epstein a “close” and “considerate” friend.
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Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.
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I got to work on all of it—and Epstein kept close tabs on me.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

So in that sense we have gotten close to the families that have lost loved ones, be it from one side or the other.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
In the close relation and affection of these last days, the sense of alienation and antagonism faded from both their hearts.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
He passed the latter part of his life in poverty, and towards the close of it, was confined in a madhouse.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

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