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Recent Examples of plod No longer were Black Sabbath playing plodding, primitive heavy rockers; there was a new sophistication in the band’s music and Osbourne’s performances. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025 The drums punch and plod like textbook EDM; indistinguishable synths twinkle. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025 Natasha Kermani’s adaptation plods and waits to strike too late in the game. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 July 2025 This is otherwise a plodding, disenchanting experience that adds some more roaring dinosaurs in exchange for any memorable characters or narrative stakes. David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for plod
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plod
Verb
  • After struggling in the first half, running back Jerrod Wiley got loose on an untouched 69-yard touchdown run on the first play of the next drive to put Heritage back up two scores at 30-21.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inspired by true events, The Rip centers on a team of Miami police officers who stumble upon millions in cash during a raid of a stash house.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Rise of Long-Horizon Capital Where VCs stumbled, others seized control.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is not about dragging NATO into war.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After being struck from behind, he was dragged to the ground and mauled him, with other lions joined in, per Khaosod English.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Young Hamnet’s shuffling off this mortal coil once laid the groundwork for a masterpiece.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Shelters that shuffle people in and out overnight don’t solve anything.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now retired, Andra loved her job working for the federal government and strives to make a difference in the world around her.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Businesses are striving to do more with less, cutting entry-level roles and striving for AI automation to save on headcount costs.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As boos rained down from the Philly crowd and Carter trudged to the locker-room, TV cameras showed Carter appearing to spit at Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • O’Farrell’s words skip lightly on some pages, then pace with anxiety, then finally trudge along despairingly.
    The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.
    Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many in Hollywood were dubious as to whether Universal and Amblin could reboot the Jurassic franchise for a third time, and birth a new trilogy more than three decades after Steven Spielberg’s dinos first stomped onto the big screen in 1993’s Jurassic Park.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • People expecting a state championship rematch between Benet and Marist in the Crimson Classic finals had those plans stomped upon Saturday when Lockport ended up surprising the Redwings 29-27, 18-25, 15-10 in the semifinals.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Plod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plod. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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