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Definition of belly flopsnext
plural of belly flop

belly flops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of belly flop
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Verb
  • Recharge Gel Cream is an ultra-hydrating gel cream moisturizer with a waterburst texture that instantly refreshes and visibly plumps, smooths, and improves radiance, clinically proven to prevent water loss and boost skin barrier.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Moisturizer calms and plumps your skin, which makes your tone look more uniform — even without makeup.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tasos Douvikas and Assane Diao scored with headers for Como.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Having more courage to play, winning duels, winning headers, tackles, conceding terrible goals.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Each January, Stoever makes a maximum contribution to a Roth IRA and plunks another chunk of cash in a solo 401(k).
    Ryan Ermey Lauren Shamo, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Chatting with the peddler Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker, enjoyably channeling Deadwood), Bynum casually unzips the surface of reality and dips into the waters below.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In a video taken at the King’s Gallery by Daily Mail reporter Rebecca English, Chatto and King Charles are seen greeting each other with a double cheek kiss, before Sarah dips into a curtsy for her cousin.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is the Land of Waterfalls, home to more than 250 falls, including the majestic Triple Falls, which played a starring role in The Hunger Games.
    Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Preventing head injury − including wearing a helmet for biking and sports, wearing a seatbelt and preventing falls − can keep your brain healthier in the long-run, the organization notes.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Reviews have been positive for the thriller, which follows several residents of a small South Carolina town after a freak storm submerges the streets in enough water for marine predators to move in looking for snacks.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The final battle In the Upside Down, Eleven submerges herself in the tank and enters the Void with Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and Max (Sadie Sink) telepathically piggybacking off of her.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When online is treated as a distribution channel rather than a learning system, persistence drops, and skepticism rises.
    Ian Gibson, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When cleaning homes with lingering pet odors, Parekh recommends applying a few drops of enzyme cleaner to the pad rather than relying solely on the Swiffer solution.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Belly flops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flops. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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