plank

Definition of planknext
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 To challenge the claim, the research team began testing individual planking panels commonly used in timber-frame construction. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for plank
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  • Muchová went up 3-1 early with a crouching forehand volley that just plopped inside the court, prompting applause from Gauff and a disbelieving shake of the head from Muchová.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • Sometimes the best way to decompress after a long day is to plop onto the couch, turn on your favorite TV show, and let the bright screen gently lull you into a beautiful, drooly sleep.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026
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  • In a scene that unfolds in slow motion, a canister of tear gas is tossed into the couple’s home, tearing through their veil of domestic bliss.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Dennis in the most unsatisfying way possible — by tossing him off a roof and not even giving Murray Bartlett a chance to wax poetic about life and death — Paula is quickly cleared of all charges.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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