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Recent Examples of belly flop
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The team’s five-year player-development belly flop ultimately is on him, too.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
The four-location pool crawl included games and activities, such as a watermelon race and a belly flop competition.
—Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
And then there are the long-term, indirect costs of an implementation belly flop.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Without hesitating, Gus belly flopped into the water below with a splash, took a drink and began swimming.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The team’s five-year player-development belly flop ultimately is on him, too.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
The four-location pool crawl included games and activities, such as a watermelon race and a belly flop competition.
—Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
And then there are the long-term, indirect costs of an implementation belly flop.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flop
Noun
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The Cats’ matchup at 5 p.m. Florida time will be the first in the NHL’s opening triple header.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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At 3 tokens per cell, that’s approximately 600,000 tokens, not even counting the extra tokens needed for headers, formatting, or file structure.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Her must-have product out of the bunch is this plumping and firming serum.—
PEOPLE Deals Team,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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The snail secretion filtrate is super refreshing & helps to plump the skin.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Fried plunked Brandon Nimmo to begin the sixth with his 98th and final pitch of the afternoon.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Bird plunked the first batter his faced, Meyers, with a fastball.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Both phones use Samsung’s Enhanced Armor Aluminium frame and take advantage of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 to protect the display from drops and scratches.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The drop was even starker among Republicans, with that change from 88 to 48 percent — nearly cut in half — in the space of a year.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top to trigger related stories or songs.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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As long as the seeds are plonked in the ground before their expiration date, their metabolism swings into action, cells divide, a root shoots downward, and a plant begins to grow.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The semi then crashed into two other 18-wheelers, causing one to jackknife and hit a Jeep Compass, Ford Mustang and Honda, officials with DPS told WFAA-TV.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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Mendoza hit the car in front of him, causing him to jackknife, which in turn caused his entire load of heavy steel pipes to land on my husband's truck, crushing him and killing him instantly.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Time drips sideways in this fractured hourglass, and color spills like memory.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
12 July 2025
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Use steam inside your refrigerator to loosen stuck on food and spills.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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“Belly flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flop. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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