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Recent Examples of plop
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
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
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Verb
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
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Prep Potatoes In a large bowl, toss potatoes and onion with reserved bacon drippings, salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
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The motorcycle’s 705 pounds with a full tank of gas were easy to toss around, even during Flintstone moves when parking.Josh Max, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The year is 2019; we’re plunked into the middle of a tense winner-take-all match between Josh and Art, with Tashi keeping an eagle eye on both men.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
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Instead, Roberts watched Hudson plunk slumping Yankees star Aaron Judge, give up a long single off the wall to Jazz Chisholm Jr., then walk Giancarlo Stanton to load the bases.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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There are slight dips in the frame rate when graphically heavy effects are activated, but otherwise, the game maintains its 120fps target output well.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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In the 12 markets analyzed, there were 406 sales in the $10 million-plus category, an 18 percent dip in volume, as well as a 17 percent drop in value compared to the previous quarter.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 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
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The Pinecone Drop is one of Arizona's many variations on the traditional ball drop to ring in the new year; Prescott drops a boot and Yuma used to drop a head of lettuce.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Start off with a small amount—only a few drops—and slowly increase the amount if desired.Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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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
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What’s more, the patches can plump and firm the skin on the hands.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Combined, this recipe moisturizes, hydrates multiple layers of the skin barrier, and reduces hyperpigmentation, all while plumping and smoothing the skin on your lips.Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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