BELLY FLOPPED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

belly flopped

verb

past tense of belly flop

as in plumped

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surfaced

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Verb

But at a party hosted by The CW, the network’s starlets were like a petite, size-zero army — all big Disney princess eyes, plumped lips and long, voluminous hair (despite all being on different shows).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
After soaking in the salad for a while, the raisins plumped and swelled, adding a yielding explosivity.

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of plumped

Verb

Video shared by Texas Game Wardens showed vehicles submerged and being swept away in water.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2026
On a recent weekday, Mitrano Neves and his team lowered monitoring equipment loaded with cameras into different parts of the cove, leaving them submerged for an hour alongside bait to attract the sharks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of submerged

Verb

The casitas are immersed in the lush landscape and most guests come to spend time on the crystal blue waters here, whether diving with sharks in Coiba National Park on the huge reef or sport fishing for red snapper.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Partnering For Success Such LLMs, however, can be built only by organizations immersed in the supply chain, with access to operational data and experience with real-world supply chain challenges.

— Chris Burchett, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of immersed

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Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The result was a complex of squat, one- or two-level buildings with metal and glass siding, surrounded by a moat of parking spaces, with Google signs plunked into the dirt out front.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of plunked

Verb

Speier’s co-founder dipped out of the business in November 2022.

— Julia Coin July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Trump’s top border policy advisor, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Monday that monthly detention numbers dipped because of the partial government shutdown earlier this year.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of dipped

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