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Recent Examples of plank
Some sections of planking are worn away but enough remain for archaeologists to consider the ship as an oldest-of-its-kind find.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Your golf swing can also benefit from planking, concluded another study published in the June issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Everything else kinda follows suit, and that’s what’s so kind of great about planking.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Your golf swing can also benefit from planking, concluded another study published in the June issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Everything else kinda follows suit, and that’s what’s so kind of great about planking.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plank
Verb
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Through off-screen machinations, Kate also uprooted young Henry — who was probably doing really well in Madre Linda — and plopped him into their life.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But, during his walk to first, Williams tossed his bat aside and nodded his head.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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The tornado tossed a tree through the back windshield of Bernstein’s blue Chevrolet Cavalier but spared most other cars parked on the street.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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