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Recent Examples of plop
Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Just plop your aligners or retainer in there, walk away to do the rest of your routine and come back to clean, clear plastic.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
And so just plopping me in the middle of a population of people speaking a different language is going to be a lot of effort.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Of course, plop that island somewhere near the Equator and a warm, tingly feeling is almost guaranteed to follow from the radiant sun and swaying palms.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The embryos sense the vibrations of the snake slithering around them and can plop out of their eggs early to escape a possible pounce.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Just plop your aligners or retainer in there, walk away to do the rest of your routine and come back to clean, clear plastic.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
And so just plopping me in the middle of a population of people speaking a different language is going to be a lot of effort.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Of course, plop that island somewhere near the Equator and a warm, tingly feeling is almost guaranteed to follow from the radiant sun and swaying palms.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
Verb
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One of several civil lawsuits filed in New York claiming that two brothers considered titans in the luxury real estate industry raped a woman as a third brother watched, was tossed by a federal judge Wednesday.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Seeing a player with the chops of Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion with 11 Tour wins, ranked No. 4 in the world, tossed about like a rag doll on the North Course.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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An opposing hitter was plunked and Collins knew the other team would retaliate.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is widely seen as a move to counter the cable network’s postelection ratings dip.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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Johnson’s predecessor Lori Lightfoot, who began her first full quarter in office with $1.8 million in her fund, only saw her quarterly hauls dip that low in 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2025
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Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His drop has turned into a days-long news story, in part because the Ravens now have three tight ends each with one year left on their contracts: Jackson’s security blanket, Andrews; Isaiah Likely, a quickly ascending pass catcher; and perhaps the best blocking tight end of the trio, Charlie Kolar.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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The conditions of the game are believed to have played a role in the result and have benefited the Eagles, as Rams players committed multiple drops, fumbles and incomplete passes that appeared to be impacted by the snow.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
23 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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The trio messed with her big dive to the water pumps, too.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2025
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But is this comedy about selfish, sleazy Philadelphia dive bar operators heartwarming?—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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It’s widely touted by dermatologists as one of the key ingredients for brightening, plumping, and protecting skin all at once.—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
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Several private seating areas plumped with silk pillows and furniture lean into art deco design.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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