Thesaurus results for PLANK

plank

verb

Definition of plank next

as in to plop

to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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Recent Examples of plank The rather elegant pool house built there by FDR, for example, was planked over during the Nixon administration in order to build the current, somewhat frumpy Press Room. —

Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025 Schwartz embraces planking as a convenient way to work virtually every major muscle in the body. —

Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025 The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily. —

Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024 Razzouk claims to have some of the 500-year-old wood planks his family used for tattooing. —

Gustavo Morello, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for plank

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Verb

Cornwall’s cinematic legacy tends to, unfortunately, be linked to jaunty seaside romantic comedies, the sort that plop onto a streaming service like a stone down a well.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
Just plop them in a tasty bun and add some toppings.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 June 2026

Definition of plop

Verb

In both cases, tornadoes about 200 yards wide traveled roughly 2 miles, toppling trees, tossing lawn furniture and knocking down power lines.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Martín Pérez was on the mound for the home team, a soft-tossing veteran lefty who was pumping in 89-mph sinkers.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 June 2026