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Recent Examples of plopped
Soccer has a viable home, and a secure footprint in the United States, which was the goal when FIFA plopped its World Cup here for the first time in 1994.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
But by April, a high pressure system plopped itself on Central Florida and the rainy weather came to a sudden halt, as if a faucet had suddenly been shut off.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Now and then something dropped from the tree and plopped into the water.
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Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Morris plopped her into her chair with a grunt of relief and pulled out the sunshade.
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
The art museum has this very modern and unique design and it’s just plopped there in the middle of this rural landscape, which makes for quite an unusual image.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
But by April, a high pressure system plopped itself on Central Florida and the rainy weather came to a sudden halt, as if a faucet had suddenly been shut off.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Now and then something dropped from the tree and plopped into the water.
—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Morris plopped her into her chair with a grunt of relief and pulled out the sunshade.
—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
The art museum has this very modern and unique design and it’s just plopped there in the middle of this rural landscape, which makes for quite an unusual image.
—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.
—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopped
Verb
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The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
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But the referee caught him and tossed him from the match.
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Anders Carlson bombed in 2023, then Brayden Narveson flopped at the start of 2024.
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The superhero movie flopped on opening weekend, with domestic ticket sales totaling approximately $38 million.
Verb
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After Crow-Armstrong stole second, Kuhnel plunked Bregman before walking Michael Busch on four pitches to force in the go-ahead run.
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Tim Hill plunked pinch-hitter Jacob Gonzalez and Tristan Peters with pitches before getting an out.
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The argument grew feverish; Tejas picked up his folding chair and flung it, legs first, across the driveway, onto Hema Rao's lawn.
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The bio-andy was flung off its feet, the light armor turning rigid.
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In other words, movies are being tweaked and plumped, but studios are keeping hush about how.
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Shares have lost 20% of their value since July 2025, which has plumped up its static dividend to a yield of nearly 13%.
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“Plopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopped. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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