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Recent Examples of plop
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower and dad makes a quick breakfast, their first grader plops on the couch and watches YouTube videos on his tablet.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Or she could be plopped next to the female lead, her eccentric habits accentuating the star’s more compliant and sensible allure.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Nattily dressed in a tan peacoat and collared shirt, the puckish tot also made monster noises, stuck his fingers in his dad’s ears, plopped himself on the floor and went eye to eye with Trump.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Just make sure the fruit is in individual pieces (don't plop it into the pan in big clumps).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower and dad makes a quick breakfast, their first grader plops on the couch and watches YouTube videos on his tablet.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Or she could be plopped next to the female lead, her eccentric habits accentuating the star’s more compliant and sensible allure.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Nattily dressed in a tan peacoat and collared shirt, the puckish tot also made monster noises, stuck his fingers in his dad’s ears, plopped himself on the floor and went eye to eye with Trump.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
Verb
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Nathan tossed the black backpack into a trash can, Seraphine said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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The footage, captured at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, allegedly showed Ventura walking toward a bank of elevators as Combs chased after her, then grabbing her by the neck and tossing her to the floor before turning to violently kick her and grab her purse and suitcase.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Yankees scored two more runs in the fourth frame after Domínguez was plunked and Cabrera walked with the bases loaded.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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What was particularly fun for Fleck was to plunk the stories in actual locations that hold fond, personal meaning to him, even if the original businesses are no longer there — such as the Loard’s Ice Cream on MacArthur Boulevard or Sweet Jimmie’s club and gathering spot, home now to The New Parish.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Your Elliott is stretching in particular ways or doing dip; how much of that was in the script?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Citi upgrades Constellation Energy to buy from neutral Citi says investors should buy the dip in the largest operator of U.S. nuclear power plants.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If the company’s stock flops, your reward flops too.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The stock market has opened to another drop on Monday, following last week's historic selloffs, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all down around 4 percent in early trades.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t name individual lawmakers or prominent conservative figures in the post, which hit just minutes before Wall Street opened with another major drop.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For teams with an eye on Europe, having a huge match plonked in the middle of a two-legged tie is hardly ideal.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Another standard step in the search for WFA is a dive into reports by an agency’s inspector general or the General Accountability Office, an arm of Congress with deep expertise in examining federal agencies.—
Stephen Engelberg,
ProPublica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Britain’s Maritime Accident Investigation Branch issued a warning last month about safety issues on Red Sea dive boats where passengers stay aboard.—
Rania Khaled,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That, along with tripeptides and marine glycoprotein, floods my skin with hydration and noticeably plumps my skin.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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The best volumizing shampoos can restore bounce, plumping up your strands by removing the product buildup that’s weighing things down.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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