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Recent Examples of belly flop
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flop
Noun
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Optimize the header and description Your LinkedIn company page banner image should communicate your value proposition instantly.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Foden nodded a header back into the path of Aguero, who had scored a hat-trick against Villa a couple of months earlier wearing this same kit.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The tape traps moisture, temporarily plumping the skin.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
7 May 2025
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This plumping gloss delivers fuller looking lips with spicy ginger oil and hyaluronic acid to hydrate.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lindor and Soto drew back-to-back walks, and Arizona turned to side-winding right-hander Ryan Thompson, who plunked Alonso to load the bases with no outs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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The meltdown began when lefty reliever Luis Peralta plunked Jonathan Aranda, and Taylor Walls laced a single to left.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Related Articles Overall sales were down 11 percent to $1.2 billion — which beat analyst expectations of a 12.4 percent drop.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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The latest drop channels that same buzzworthy energy, but this time with a tropical twist.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2025
Verb
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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.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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For teams with an eye on Europe, having a huge match plonked in the middle of a two-legged tie is hardly ideal.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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The trailer of the truck turned sideways in jackknife fashion and was blocking all northbound lanes.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For nearly 30 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise has managed to take the bare-bone elements of spy thrillers, summer blockbusters and the classic screen trifecta of thrills, spills and chills, and supersize them for maximum adrenaline fixes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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It’s made of recycled polyester and designed to stand up to anything, including spills and heavy foot traffic.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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“Belly flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flop. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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