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Recent Examples of belly flop
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
Raygun was seen belly flopping, hopping around and rolling around on the floor, leaving many with much to say.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
After the game, Reid went over to a celebrating Jones and just belly flopped on top of him.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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Noun
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
Raygun was seen belly flopping, hopping around and rolling around on the floor, leaving many with much to say.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
After the game, Reid went over to a celebrating Jones and just belly flopped on top of him.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flop
Noun
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Lindelof offers clear communication from the middle of a back three but can be bullied when competing for headers.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The header off a corner kick sent the 30,018 fans (including the dozen or so Padres in attendance) into a frenzy.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The growth factor peptides plump the skin and specifically target fine lines and wrinkles—a.k.a.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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Formulated with ingredients that mimic your lips’ natural hydration process, it’s packed with upcycled plum oil, the plumping MaxiLip compound (peptides abound), and triolein, a triglyceride found in oily fats.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
14 Mar. 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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Visitors can admire its thunderous drop from various aerial viewpoints or take a walk along the valley floor for a different perspective.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The dizzying, battering swings for stocks have been coming not just day to day but also hour to hour, and the Dow hurtled between a slight gain and a drop of 689 points on Thursday.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 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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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
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The trailer of the truck turned sideways in jackknife fashion and was blocking all northbound lanes.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Workers were in the middle of cleaning up the site of an enormous chemical spill, the Bien Hoa air base, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly halted all foreign aid funding.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
17 Mar. 2025
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The spill has taken place in a productive fishing area that supports the largest crustacean fishery in Europe, with about £15 million of live lobster landed annually.—
Lauren Lowman,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Belly flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flop. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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