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Recent Examples of plop
Theara Coleman, theweek, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s little motion transfer—with Briana saying her tea never spills when her partner plops themselves on to the bed.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
Not much needs to be plopped into this delightful soup of playoff baseball.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
If the ground hasn’t frozen yet, plop them in somewhere.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Instead of observing from the safety of a movie theater chair, these games plop horror fans right into the frightening thick of things.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s little motion transfer—with Briana saying her tea never spills when her partner plops themselves on to the bed.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2024
Not much needs to be plopped into this delightful soup of playoff baseball.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
If the ground hasn’t frozen yet, plop them in somewhere.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
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On to the nominees: Marley Alcantara, Pittsburg football: Alcantara tossed two touchdown passes and ran for a third as Pittsburg wrapped up a 9-1 regular season with a big win over rival Antioch.Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Keith punctuated her performance by tossing a 7-yard touchdown to Hannah Kim off a double pass on fourth down.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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But again, everyone on this show is recovering from having an anvil plunked on their head like in Looney Tunes.Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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For my detailed analysis of why and how biases get plunked into generative AI, and ways to prompt your way around it, see the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mainland investors continued to buy dips in Hong Kong.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The small dip in the amount of fentanyl in the drug supply in the data from his lab would be far from enough to explain thousands of fewer deaths.Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Lots of coaches who were spectacularly successful in college football have flopped in the NFL, among them Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier and Lou Holtz.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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But there are a couple other obvious reasons Miyagi-Do is flopping, one of which Sam and Devon can immediately diagnose: Johnny and Daniel are not gelling.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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It was later clarified that the traditional coin toss took place before the ball drop.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The cart drop came just as Chesterfield — the area's largest county — dropped out of the regional recycling collective altogether.Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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
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At the resort, the deeper dive into self tends to happen at Mii Amo spa, which reopened in 2023 after a multimillion-dollar renovation.Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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If your investments took a dive this year, selling off some losing investments can offset capital gains and lower your tax bill.Mike Zaino, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Packed with hyaluronic acid, the cream helps to plump and rejuvenate your skin while providing it lasting hydration.Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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On the makeup front, Bobbi Brown’s plumping lip gloss delivers a plusher, glossier pout while an Anastasia Beverly Hills brow kit keeps all brow styles perfectly arched.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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