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Recent Examples of plop
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Heaps smiled at all that has plopped on his plate in his 30s.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
When Thanksgiving rolls around, plop a pickle tray on the table, and watch everyone snap up a few with curiosity.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Hailey Bieber just took the office siren look out of the boardroom and plopped it right on the slopes of Aspen.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Heaps smiled at all that has plopped on his plate in his 30s.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
When Thanksgiving rolls around, plop a pickle tray on the table, and watch everyone snap up a few with curiosity.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
Verb
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The day before the crash that took his life, BB tossed three touchdowns in a 64-6 rout of Custer County.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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The water on one side of the beach and the Pacific Coast Highway on the other help impede fire spread, but strong gusts—like last month’s infamous Santa Ana winds—can still toss embers and flaming debris across the highway.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Taking seedlings straight from indoors and plunking them into the garden is a shock.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his final start of 2018, Sabathia plunked Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre in response to the Rays’ Andrew Kittredge throwing behind Austin Romine earlier in the game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Its percentage rebounded in 2023 after a dip below 50% the previous year, per the Free Press.—
Joe Guillen,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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This would explain why researchers did not see a dip in hours logged on phones of students who attend schools where devices are banned.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Rangers don't have the best reputation for developing their prospects, but many of the young players that have flopped were homogenous assets that clogged up their organizational pipeline.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Right Stuff Year: 1983 Running time: 3 hours 13 minutes Director: Philip Kaufman Years before Bonfire of the Vanities flopped, Hollywood had a much better time adapting Tom Wolfe, turning his nonfiction book about the Mercury program into a clear-eyed piece of Americana.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But on the third drop, the steel plates of what looked like a submarine flashed into view.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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That helped offset a 5.5% drop for Conagra Brands, which lowered its forecasts for upcoming profit and other financial measures.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rather than plonk cargo or the kids behind the rider atop a rear rack, front loaders puts everything out front.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2024
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The idea is to plonk the machine in a venue, university, boardroom, medical facility and so on, and allow folks to chat with a life-like 3D hologram of a person who might be thousands of miles away.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The Bywater has another place ideal for mingling with the locals: the ramshackle, graffiti-scarred Vaughn’s Lounge, a beautiful dive with cheap beer and live music most nights.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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But programs that principally feature songs aimed at a child audience are very different from the deeper dive into education that something like Sesame Street provides.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Gold Kitten has a peptide complex to plump my dry, tired-looking skin, while Space Kitten targets excess sebum and impurities with a one-two hit of charcoal and volcanic ash.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2025
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The focus here is on hydration, not deep color, plumping or staying power.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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