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Recent Examples of plopped
After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.
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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
But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Yazid plopped him down, then put his hands in his lap, awaiting events.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 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
For most other trick-or-treaters, the president and first lady plopped full-size Hershey bars and Twizzlers in boxes with the presidential seal into children’s candy bags.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Gunn flew the brothers to Savannah, Georgia, and plopped them on a stage built on an actual paddlewheel boat, with hundreds of extras in the crowd.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
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
But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Yazid plopped him down, then put his hands in his lap, awaiting events.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 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
For most other trick-or-treaters, the president and first lady plopped full-size Hershey bars and Twizzlers in boxes with the presidential seal into children’s candy bags.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Gunn flew the brothers to Savannah, Georgia, and plopped them on a stage built on an actual paddlewheel boat, with hundreds of extras in the crowd.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopped
Verb
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But Gafford is benefiting from recent alley-oop connections with Cooper Flagg, Khris Middleton and Brandon Williams, who tossed a perfect lob over two Hawks defenders Sunday.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The front turnlock helps secure the bag, even when tossed aside to hit the dance floor.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still, the series might have flopped were its actors not so likable.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Gillan flopped in the first year of a three-year, $9 million extension.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was plunked 204 times over his 16-year career, ninth most in the history of the sport.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nearly every cinematic space voyage, however far flung, brushes up against familiar terrain.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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One of their biggest problems came from opponents’ crosses, which were flung incessantly into the box from either flank.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some, like tomatoes, can crack open if suddenly plumped up with water after struggling without it for a while.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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Post application, my complexion is luminous, plumped and hydrated.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Plopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopped. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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