planking

present participle of plank
as in plopping
to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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Recent Examples of planking 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 See All Example Sentences for planking
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  • Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • Job prospects are so bleak that Gen Z is going straight from tossing their graduation caps to years of doom with zero luck.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Now the Longs, through Palmer Square and Marquee Development, the real estate arm of the Ricketts family, owners of the Chicago Cubs, are tossing another $1 billion into the mix in three phases.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Van Gogh, now visually fitting in with his family, then scampered about his habitat with his ears flopping along with him.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With Ares flopping, the insider says Leto’s currency in town has run colder than Morbius’ vampire blood.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Planking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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