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Recent Examples of plop
Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
Instead of trapping smart Zelda in the background once again, Echoes uses the difficult puzzles and life-threatening, dark mysteries associated with Zelda games to finally plop its princess in the driver’s seat.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
In the 1990s and 2000s, stadiums were often standalone venues plopped into urban neighborhoods or surrounded by parking lots.
—Lee Igel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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
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Verb
Eric has a backup plan to save Pierpoint, which involves calling up Ali, the Arabic-speaking trader plopped unceremoniously on his desk this season.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
Instead of trapping smart Zelda in the background once again, Echoes uses the difficult puzzles and life-threatening, dark mysteries associated with Zelda games to finally plop its princess in the driver’s seat.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
In the 1990s and 2000s, stadiums were often standalone venues plopped into urban neighborhoods or surrounded by parking lots.
—Lee Igel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
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Algorithmic Trading The term algorithmic trading is tossed around a lot these days.Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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In a locker room, cliches about teamwork and selflessness often fly around like the practice jerseys that are wadded up and tossed into massive piles atop rolling carts.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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From a smart sleep assistant to scent-scaping essentials and weighted blankets that’ll plunk you in a state of head-to-toe relaxation, you’re bound to find some type of wellness gift for the people on your shopping list.Claire Sullivan, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Disney has plunked itself and its 1.2 million square feet of real estate in the middle of a distinctly un-gaudy neighborhood.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Brought this dip to a couple of parties and people liked it.Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here, a bottle of vermouth takes a dip with soda water, frozen fruit, and orange and lemon juice, yielding a luscious, sweet sangria.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 19 Dec. 2024
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During this two-year period, a mix of crafty and bumbling crooks took advantage of a tax loophole that — not unlike the plot hatched in Mel Brooks’ The Producers — allowed labels to write off losses on albums that had supposedly flopped.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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The pre-flop raiser had pocket Aces (AA) and flopped top set.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But, after the first few drops started to be delivered to players, complaints started to roll in.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Last year, the mint issued 15.8 million British coins, a 90 percent drop from the year before.Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 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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For a dive into the interesting and often quirky history of Japan’s modern novelties, stop by the Sapporo Beer Museum, Yokohama’s Cup Noodles Museum, and the TOTO Toilet Museum in Kitakyushu.Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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Then there was a plane, armed with torpedoes, pulling out of its dive over Ford Island.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Paula’s Choice Pro-Collagen Peptide Plumping Moisturizer features ingredients that deliver long-lasting hydration while promoting collagen, elastin, and protein production to plump the skin and improve elasticity and bounce visibly.Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
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The plumping ingredient makes the face look radiant and firm with a touch of fresh-from-the-sauna dew.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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