as in disaster
something that has failed
the movie is such a flop that theaters showing it are the loneliest places in town
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points
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Recent Examples of flop
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Merrill feared a flop until Lamont enlisted Francisco Borges, the former state treasurer, to lead a fundraising effort.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Steve flopped his head down on the table.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
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Noun
At the federal level, three live propositions each flop on different grounds.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Merrill feared a flop until Lamont enlisted Francisco Borges, the former state treasurer, to lead a fundraising effort.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Verb
Soukana’s rooftop bar and lounge is a great place to flop down and take in the sunrise or sunset.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Steve flopped his head down on the table.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flop
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With Edgewater in the flood zone and Station 42 and Three Rock in disaster response mode, Bode (Max Thieriot) was on a side quest to make amends with Danny Marks (Mike O'Malley), a victim of Bode's criminal past.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Through packing serious, scalable power into a mobile shipping container, VIVIFY is targeting remote industrial sites, disaster zones, forward military bases, and power-hungry data centers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Morris plopped her into her chair with a grunt of relief and pulled out the sunshade.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The art museum has this very modern and unique design and it’s just plopped there in the middle of this rural landscape, which makes for quite an unusual image.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Game 1, when the Cavs built a 22-point lead against a rusty Knicks team before collapsing during a devastating 44-11 New York run.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2026
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Political norms rarely collapse all at once.—
William Muck,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Kerolin’s head was down and eventually so was Shaw’s, her run stopped, arms flapped against her side.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The place is a sound-effects recording studio, with three sound designers creating and dubbing aural effects — footsteps on a sandy beach, flapping bird wings — onto pieces of film footage.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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The Virginia house of burgesses voted to thank him and the militia for their service, with the lawmakers attributing the defeat to the failure of the other colonies to come to Virginia’s aid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Rory McIlroy thinks back on three holes — his failure to birdie the par-5 ninth and the par-5 16th, and a big miss in his biggest moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The Committee of Seventy says New York City and Seattle both established programs, but later folded them into state-run plans.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Most people would have folded under the pressure.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Xi and a line-up of his top officials shook hands with the Russian president, before the relaxed-looking leaders stood shoulder to shoulder during a gun salute, while a military band played and Russian and Chinese flags fluttered in the background.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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As of Wednesday, the flags of the 48 nations competing in the World Cup began fluttering, crisscrossed above the plaza at Crown Center.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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But even non-trading businesses still operate in an industry shaped by crypto's boom-and-bust cycles.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Two crack cocaine busts in Roxbury Boston Police arrested two people for allegedly selling crack cocaine on Washington Street in Roxbury Monday night.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flop. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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