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Recent Examples of plank
How to ease into planking Plank newbies should begin in a standing position, placing their hands on a wall or the edge of a countertop, Morrow said.
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Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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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Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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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If a user asks a question, quickly and without hesitation, plop out an answer.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The senior dog then plopped himself right between Cartie and Fedoris and lovingly looked up at them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Verb
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From there, Young tossed an accurate ball to Sanders for a would-be first down and it was dropped by the second-year tight end, who has put together an otherwise excellent camp.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Teams of two will compete by tossing bacon from skillet to skillet.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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