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Recent Examples of plank
Schwartz embraces planking as a convenient way to work virtually every major muscle in the body.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2025
Some sections of planking are worn away but enough remain for archaeologists to consider the ship as an oldest-of-its-kind find.
—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
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2025
Some sections of planking are worn away but enough remain for archaeologists to consider the ship as an oldest-of-its-kind find.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plank
Verb
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The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles plopped a second helping of victory on our plate.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mash it up, smear it on toast, toss it in a salad, or eat it straight.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2025
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Judge tosses two murder charges related to acts of terrorism against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last year.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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