belly flopped

past tense of belly flop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flopped
Verb
  • Post application, my complexion is luminous, plumped and hydrated.
    Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Shop the Laneige lip mask that editors and celebrities both use, plus the Covergirl lip gloss that plumped up Kelsea Ballerini’s pout during a PEOPLE photoshoot.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Another image shows the white sailboat leaning to one side and nearly submerged.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Rostyslav Semikov, who helped facilitate the trip, said the goal was for the Ukrainian doctors to be immersed in best practices.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But you’ll still be immersed in nature and stillness, nonetheless.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The number of cancellations doubled to 148 Tuesday, while the number of delays dipped somewhat to 2,133, the website reported.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Olaplex sales dipped in the third quarter, but surpassed Wall Street sales forecasts.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Belly flopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flopped. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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