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Noun
Without hesitating, Gus belly flopped into the water below with a splash, took a drink and began swimming.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024 The team’s five-year player-development belly flop ultimately is on him, too.—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 9 July 2024 The four-location pool crawl included games and activities, such as a watermelon race and a belly flop competition.—Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024 And then there are the long-term, indirect costs of an implementation belly flop.—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for belly flop
Snow mushroom delivers a big hit of hydration, helping to plump and smooth crepey skin so your eyes look lifted, firmer, and more awake.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
23 July 2025
There are hundreds surging in: run-of=the-mill cops, detectives and sheriffs, and wives in their own uniform — pearls, skimmer dresses and earrings plump as Christmas tree baubles.
While the Padres were able to secure a 5-3 victory in the final game of a four-game series against their Southern California rivals, Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked in the ninth inning.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Tubers are as easy to plant as potatoes, but many people prefer to buy a dahlia plant or two and plunk them into a pot for instant gratification.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
The sharpest drop comes from YouGov/CBS News polling conducted between July 16 and 18, which shows Trump's approval at just 42 percent, with 58 percent disapproving—a net rating of minus 16.
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Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
The local decline in veteran homelessness is part of a record-breaking drop across the U.S. since 2010, when the federal government began a focused effort to end homelessness among veterans.
Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top to trigger related stories or songs.
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Parker Hall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
As long as the seeds are plonked in the ground before their expiration date, their metabolism swings into action, cells divide, a root shoots downward, and a plant begins to grow.
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Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
The semi then crashed into two other 18-wheelers, causing one to jackknife and hit a Jeep Compass, Ford Mustang and Honda, officials with DPS told WFAA-TV.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
Mendoza hit the car in front of him, causing him to jackknife, which in turn caused his entire load of heavy steel pipes to land on my husband's truck, crushing him and killing him instantly.
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