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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
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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
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GoPro plopped the same sensor from the Hero12 into the Hero13, so there’s no bump in resolution or low-light video quality.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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Just keep in mind that not all finishes are dishwasher safe, so check before tossing it in.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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Heat president Pat Riley has always sought to follow up a big splash by tossing another boulder into the pond.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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