bops 1 of 2

plural of bop

bops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bop

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bops
Noun
Carpenter’s pivot from moonlighting in wan folk-pop and trop-house bops to topping international charts is due in part to a steamier approach conveniently timed to her signing to Island Records in 2021. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 But Blood Orange’s mid-tempo bops are intoxicating, to be sure. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025 The album is filled with a dozen catchy, fun pop bops. Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 While the show earns points for its soundtrack overflowing with Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo bops, its driving force lies in the compelling performances of its young ensemble. James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Hailing from New Jersey, the singer takes personal experiences and emotions and channels them into ballads and bops for fans to dance to, sing along with, and overall relate to. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bops
Verb
  • The cilantro is key because its chlorophyllic sharpness slaps the stupor out of the starchy beans.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Richter asks before leaning on a chair upside down as Slater slaps his butt again.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hockey players aren’t known for being shy about fighting over different plays on the ice, but Wayne Gretzky and his current compatriots have learned not to come to blows.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Rancorous debate in the GOTW meeting room as the panel nearly came to blows, with Broncos-Eagles supporters threatening a walkout as Bucs-Seahawks advocates were kicking over chairs.
    Greg Cote October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Your second step should be to determine how high flood water is likely to rise in your area if a storm hits.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the fashion week cycle continues, celebrity beauty hits an all-time high.
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • First, any major event such as a the emergence of DeepSeek that knocks the AI thesis could have a sizeable impact on the stock market.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Millennials are currently ruling the tech industry and clinging to their roles as the economy is rocked by uncertainty due to tariffs, inflation increases living expenses, and AI swipes jobs.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Deen also takes several swipes at her former detractors in the project, including fellow foodie and CNN travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018.
    Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ridley Scott, a filmmaker not known for pulling his punches, has issued a withering assessment on the health of Hollywood output right now.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The matches are pretty violent, with nasty punches to the face and vicious knees to the head.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Legacy is made from the small, repeatable disciplines no one claps for, but everyone benefits from.
    Cody Bjugan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • And a couple claps their way through Swift's discography.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Bops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bops. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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