as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the soda can opened with a sharp pop
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as in dad
a male human parent
ask your pop if he knows where the keys to the shed are
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as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
popping popcorn over a campfire
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
interested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out
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Recent Examples of pop
Leila Cobo, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Set in '90s Los Angeles, Borderline stars Ray Nicholson as Duerson, an obsessive fan of Weaving’s pop star Sofia who breaks into her mansion to stage their wedding.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Jay King, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Puppy Chow variations have popped up almost as robustly as stalks in a corn field.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Each is having their work showcased at the Saatchi Gallery alongside the club’s exhibition which mixes memorabilia with art and photography featuring players, fans and pop icons who have been associated with Chelsea like Madness, Paul Weller and Raquel Welch.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Building on the song’s mix of pop beats with Afro roots and sensibility, Venesti released his sophomore album Origen on March 28 — a 12-track set that incorporates traditional Afro Caribbean rhythms with Afrobeats, reggaetón and ultimately pop for broad appeal.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Set in '90s Los Angeles, Borderline stars Ray Nicholson as Duerson, an obsessive fan of Weaving’s pop star Sofia who breaks into her mansion to stage their wedding.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
When White spun to reject the screen, Porziņģis popped to several feet behind the arc.
—Jay King, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Over the years, Puppy Chow variations have popped up almost as robustly as stalks in a corn field.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Jennifer Lopez celebrates Selena movie's 25th anniversary: 'Selena and her family mean so much to me'
Selena was among the most successful Mexican American musicians in pop history at the time of her death at 23.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Each is having their work showcased at the Saatchi Gallery alongside the club’s exhibition which mixes memorabilia with art and photography featuring players, fans and pop icons who have been associated with Chelsea like Madness, Paul Weller and Raquel Welch.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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The chamber exploded in applause as Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer announced that Booker had broken the record.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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The hot start comes after a memorable freshman season for Messi, who exploded onto the MLS scene with 20 goals in 15 games and led his new squad to the best regular season record in the league.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Even the terrace has enough room for two people to snap pictures without ever bumping into each other.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Abreu rewarded Cora’s decision to keep him in the game earlier and crushed the second pitch of the at-bat 110 mph, driving it 394 feet to right field for a three-run homer, snapping the tie.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The truck's windshield was smashed and debris, including shattered glass, was strewn across the street.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Michael Conforto helped double the lead in the third, smashing an RBI double off the wall two at-bats before Tommy Edman lifted a near-grand slam to the warning track in center for a sacrifice fly.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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His wife, Shannon, a Navy cryptologist, was killed in 2019 along with three other Americans when a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside a restaurant in Manbij, in northern Syria.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Unhappy with the direction of his career, the 31-year-old director intentionally detonated it by going back to his hometown of Baton Rouge to make this $250,000 experimental film, starring himself, with a small crew of close collaborators over the course of nine months.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Over the past year, women’s sports have shattered viewership records.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Come October, the sound of a puck skimming across ice and players crashing into the boards surrounding a hockey rink may shatter the 2 1/2-year silence.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For the study, the researchers drilled two-gram samples out of the inner walls of two vessel fragments excavated by Schliemann.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rover drilled the Cumberland sample from an area within a crater called Yellowknife Bay, which resembled an ancient lake bed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The movie is a big-screen version of Netflix’s popular kids series, whose 11th season debuted on the streamer in February.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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The site became popular due to its ability to crowdsource scores, rosters and schedules from coaches, athletes and schools.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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