Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flopped
Verb
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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
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Avoid basements or rooms submerged in water with electrical outlets or cords.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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But you’ll still be immersed in nature and stillness, nonetheless.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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That took him to 14, but Khawaja was out three runs later, missing a full toss from Carse that plonked into his back foot.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Long before Rosenberg plunked his first rock into its waters, the city adopted a plan to turn an 11-mile section of the river into a wetland to allow the safe passage of salmon.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
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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 8 Jan. 2026.
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