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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The people plopped on the red couch at the center of the frame represent the people waiting to be heard, while those surrounding them are the staff that moved through the room during the day.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Style this bright bistro set in the garden, plop them on a second-story balcony, or add them to your patio.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

Definition of plop

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Contreras was tossed immediately, while Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton, interim manager Chad Tracy and Washington pitcher Miles Mikolas were all sent to the showers early.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Guardians rookie Cooper Ingle made a routine catch last night and tossed the ball into the stands.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 July 2026