as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the soda can opened with a sharp pop
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as in dad
a male human parent
ask your pop if he knows where the keys to the shed are
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as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
popping popcorn over a campfire
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
interested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out
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Recent Examples of pop
Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Those satellites cost more than $1 billion a pop.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Emily Burns, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Oracle’s eye-popping growth projections for its cloud business — laid out in its latest earnings report last week — sent its shares soaring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The pop titan appeared to be wearing it in a behind-the-scenes photo from her Eras Tour rehearsals that Time magazine published in a 2023 profile after she was dubbed Person of the Year.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Megan Angelo is the author of Followers and has written about television, film, women and pop culture, and motherhood for publications including The New York Times, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Slate, and Romper.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Those satellites cost more than $1 billion a pop.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
That being said, with new trends popping up every day, the trio emphasized the importance of strong brand DNA to build an authentic and loyal customer community.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Oracle’s eye-popping growth projections for its cloud business — laid out in its latest earnings report last week — sent its shares soaring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The song was also covered in 1978 by new wave singer Lene Lovich, as well as in 2007 by pop vocal group Girls Aloud.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The pop titan appeared to be wearing it in a behind-the-scenes photo from her Eras Tour rehearsals that Time magazine published in a 2023 profile after she was dubbed Person of the Year.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop
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Microwave ovens, which came along much later, enjoyed more widespread ownership and usage, both above 90%, in spite of urban legends about how microwaves will explode your pets and lower sperm counts.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Previous estimates have suggested that the largest possible black holes would take longer than the hypothesized lifetime of the universe to explode.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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After introducing himself, Beesley snapped a selfie with Kirk.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The tradition continued in summer 2025 as the entire family — now including Magic and Cookie's two grandkids, Gigi and Avery — snapped this pic while on vacation.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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As the first half drew to a close, Calvert-Lewin towered above Kenny Tete to nod a ball down that Sean Longstaff would eventually smash off the crossbar.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the worst-case scenario, a collision could smash a satellite into many more pieces of space debris, which each then go on to collide with more satellites, which produces more chunks of space junk, and so on and so forth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, one of the most prominent organizers on the right, particularly in collegiate life via his Turning Point USA organization, was addressing thousands of college students at an outdoor event held at Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Russian drones entered Polish airspace early on Wednesday, leading NATO aircraft to shoot them down.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many have compared the silhouette to the once-fashionable Balenciaga Triple-S, another behemoth of a sneaker.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One Russian missile landed in a forest but didn't detonate.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s concentration on destroying Gaza City’s infrastructure has utilized a variety of means, including heavy bombs and, recently, old armored vehicles laden with a large amount of explosives and detonated via remote control.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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What would shatter any other nation has become our daily broadcast.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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These hopes are shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rover drilled a sample of it, which researchers called Sapphire Canyon, for an eventual return to Earth.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Centennial expanded its margin to 10 when senior Justin Driver drilled a 50-yard field goal.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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