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
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Similarly, shoppers love the Clarks Breeze Sea Flip-flops, which has 83,000 reviews on Amazon.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Why Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis initially flopped.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The computing power of all human brains combined amounts to roughly 10¹⁸ flops.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Similarly, shoppers love the Clarks Breeze Sea Flip-flops, which has 83,000 reviews on Amazon.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
Even their most consistent hitter of the year flopped in that spot on Sunday as Ramón Laureano went 0-for-5.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Why Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis initially flopped.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flop
Noun
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It’s been roughly 11 months since the Knicks and Celtics met in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last season, a series ending in disaster for the Celtics, who were favored to beat the Knicks before blowing consecutive 20-point leads to open the semifinals.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The disaster declaration will cover Kankakee, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Livingston, and Will counties.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The series’ opening scene plops audiences in the middle of the Dardanos’ dysfunction, as Linda, presiding over her own mother’s hospital room, screeches that her children should bear witness to their terminally ill nonna’s final days—even to her urinary incontinence.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Demolition and recovery operations will resume Sunday morning at the site of the parking garage that partially collapsed this week in Grays Ferry.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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As bat populations have collapsed, farmers have turned to more expensive and less effective alternatives like pesticides.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The structure flaps its wings when powered by electricity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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View gallery - 7 images A wooden dragon sculpture that gently flaps its wings has become a crowd-funding hit, but after seeing the traditional handcrafted work that's been put into every single model, making each one unique, the value of such a piece becomes strikingly clear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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Eno understood that creative blocks are almost always a failure of perspective, not a failure of talent, and sometimes failure can even be an important part of the process overall.—
Jennifer Sodini,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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The agency said the failure could reduce the driver's visibility and increase the risk of a crash.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In small spaces, pair it with nesting tables and folding chairs.—
Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2026
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Plenty of countertop space for folding clothes is also key.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene hours after the fire first erupted showed ash fluttering through the air and burned paper in the yards of homes across the street from the warehouse.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Also making hearts flutter on #TGITs was Olivia Pope's relationship with Jake Ballard, played by Scott Foley.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Last July, a K-9 sniffed out $1 million worth of cocaine in a Chicago drug bust.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Tucked between the second and third-floor staircases is a life-size statue of a nude woman leaning forward, her elbows resting on a pedestal displaying a bronze bust of the same statue.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flop. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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