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 Does wrist pain ruin your push-up and planking progress? —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for plank

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After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.

— Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
For a picturesque date that feels like you’ve been plopped onto a movie set, consider the Gondola Getaway in Long Beach.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026