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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plop

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noun

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Recent Examples of plop
Noun
So much for doing good when capitalism plops an offer at your feet. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025 From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed. Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025 The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 The Eagles plopped a second helping of victory on our plate. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
Verb
  • Randy Johnson tossed the ceremonial first pitch on Wednesday.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Justice Department has also argued to the justices for the current Gingles framework be tossed.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The most common cause is underwater earthquakes that force the seafloor to move vertically, either rising or sinking, which displaces massive volumes of water.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The ship is so famous because its sinking was disastrous, but not tragic – Shackleton guided all 27 crew members to safety and was able to slowly remove cargo, supplies and boats before the vessel sank.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Ye Fan for The New York Times Caroline Palmer was telling the story of how she got hired at Vogue in 2001 when a waitress at Tierney’s Tavern plunked two pints of beer and a pile of glistening onion rings on the table between us.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • City resort-tax data, which includes taxes on hotel rooms and food and beverage sales, shows total collections of just under $110 million in each of the past two fiscal years, a dip from about $114 million and $116 million in the prior two years.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Before heading to one of seven treatment rooms, named after various spices, guests can take a dip in the waves below or relax by the infinity pool.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The following year would bring her signature role as Emma Fairfax in Richard Fleischer’s big-budget box office flop musical adaptation of Doctor Dolittle (1967) also starring Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Drag performance, with its abundance of wigs, campy makeup and death drops, is ready-made for Halloween.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bar Tab Taran Dugal checks out a brand-new Bushwick dive.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Leymebamba Museum offers a captivating dive into the country’s ancient past.
    Jen Richt, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The powerful serum is formulated with hyaluronic acid, vitamin B5, and madecassoside to plump fine lines and wrinkles, hydrate the skin, and replenish the skin’s natural moisture barrier.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Rice protein strengthens and plumps fine or flat strands, while caudatus seed extract delivers shine.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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