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Recent Examples of floppy On top of her dark wavy hair sat a big, floppy fur hat. Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 30 Dec. 2024 The romaine lettuce had to be left whole, except the floppy ends, which would need to be chopped off. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 One of the most important steps in preparing a Caesar salad is removing the outer dark green leaves of lettuce and chopping off the floppy dark green tops of what’s left. Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for floppy

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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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