plop 1 of 2

as in to toss
to throw or set down clumsily or casually plopped his backpack down on a chair

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noun

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Recent Examples of plop
Verb
Duccio, on the other hand, pulls Jesus down to earth, plopping him onto the top of a hill that might be found somewhere in Italy. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for plop 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
Verb
  • Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric not just at Canada but also at other U.S. allies, with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended to the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal.
    Jim Morris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
  • DiVincenzo stood in place for a brief period after the horn sounded, tossing his arms up once more.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Paps snapped the new couple looking cozy in a natural looking pool surrounded by foliage, taking a dip, then grabbing a bite.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Work in the shade and dip roots frequently in a bucket of water to keep them from drying out.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • That compares with a bigger drop of 3.9% in November and 2.3% in October.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
  • During the fight, four drops from the pitcher fell on Earth, in Prayagraj, Nashik, Haridwar and Ujjain, which host the festival in rotation.
    Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • The trio messed with her big dive to the water pumps, too.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But is this comedy about selfish, sleazy Philadelphia dive bar operators heartwarming?
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This is thanks to its slew of powerhouse ingredients, which include seven types of hyaluronic acid for thorough hydration, as well as lipids and collagen proteins that plump the skin and improve its texture.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Available in 28 shades, this buildable foundation is crafted to plump the skin and diminish the look of fine lines and pores.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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