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as in plopped
to throw or set down clumsily or casually
they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game flopped the bag of groceries onto the counter
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as in collapsed
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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as in flapped
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
a fish flopping around on the dock
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Recent Examples of flopped
Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
In one second-quarter stretch, Smart checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm around Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the floor, earning him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
And 95% of firms who have implemented AI pilots have flopped.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
This drama — a remake of an Oscar-winning Argentine film — flopped mightily upon release, but Roberts was quite compelling in it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Two years later, the two companies launched a humanoid robot called Pepper — a bet that ultimately flopped, but robotics has now re-emerged as a key focus for the Japanese giant.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
While Fallon reeled — and flopped on the floor — over this reveal, Swift put her head in her hands.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The victim's fake teeth flopped broken on the carpet.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
In one second-quarter stretch, Smart checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm around Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the floor, earning him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
And 95% of firms who have implemented AI pilots have flopped.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
This drama — a remake of an Oscar-winning Argentine film — flopped mightily upon release, but Roberts was quite compelling in it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Two years later, the two companies launched a humanoid robot called Pepper — a bet that ultimately flopped, but robotics has now re-emerged as a key focus for the Japanese giant.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
While Fallon reeled — and flopped on the floor — over this reveal, Swift put her head in her hands.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The victim's fake teeth flopped broken on the carpet.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flopped
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For most other trick-or-treaters, the president and first lady plopped full-size Hershey bars and Twizzlers in boxes with the presidential seal into children’s candy bags.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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It was yanked off the market and plopped back on.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The sofa was so collapsed that getting up from it felt like core strength training.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Moytoy flapped his lips fast like an engine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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Cunha, sitting on the turf, flapped his arms when Mbeumo failed to follow in for a tap-in.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Check in on your hair tools before the year end to see what’s still in good shape and what needs to be tossed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The shutdown began after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a government funding bill.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the main goal was to drive African Americans away, the laws failed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The president’s guests — which included top members of his administration, MAGA allies and big-time political donors — noshed on hors d’oeuvres and downed exotic cocktails while jazz music blared and burlesque dancers fluttered their fans.—
Garrett Haake,
NBC news,
3 Nov. 2025
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Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The bill was eventually folded into an Appropriations bill and passed; the National Academies report came out in August 2025.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Memphis struggled out of the gate on Friday night against a motivated Tulane Green Wave team that suffered an upset loss to UTSA in Week 10.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Flopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flopped. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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