variants or plonk
as in to plop
to throw or set down clumsily or casually plunked a battered hat on his head

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Recent Examples of plunk Warming Bernable struck out for the second out of the inning, but right-handed reliever Spencer Bivens plunked Ryan Ritter, loading the bases. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025 Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025 As if that isn’t enough, Isa’s plunks a tamarind-coated straw and a gummy snack on top. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025 And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on. New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plunk
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  • Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Each of the seven sauces was plopped out of the can onto a plate so editors could taste them without seeing any of the packaging.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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