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Recent Examples of plopped
It was yanked off the market and plopped back on.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 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
The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The Eagles plopped a second helping of victory on our plate.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Two young women stood in front, plopped two tokens into a metal belt, pressed a lever, and watched as a credit-card-sized piece of cardboard slid out.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
In episode three, a tadpolelike specimen from a facehugger is plopped into a tank with a lung.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
The women seem like they were plucked from 2004, plopped into present day, and just can't grasp how the modern world operates.
—Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 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
The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The Eagles plopped a second helping of victory on our plate.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Two young women stood in front, plopped two tokens into a metal belt, pressed a lever, and watched as a credit-card-sized piece of cardboard slid out.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
In episode three, a tadpolelike specimen from a facehugger is plopped into a tank with a lung.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
The women seem like they were plucked from 2004, plopped into present day, and just can't grasp how the modern world operates.
—Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopped
Verb
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This rich and creamy dip has a base of cream cheese and Cheddar, with bacon, green onions, and a bit of crunch from almonds tossed on top.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Loftis tossed what could have been two interceptions, both of which were dropped by Mean Green defenders.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And 95% of firms who have implemented AI pilots have flopped.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ye Fan for The New York Times Caroline Palmer was telling the story of how she got hired at Vogue in 2001 when a waitress at Tierney’s Tavern plunked two pints of beer and a pile of glistening onion rings on the table between us.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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As with 100 years ago, the intellectual cards have been flung into the air.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shop the Laneige lip mask that editors and celebrities both use, plus the Covergirl lip gloss that plumped up Kelsea Ballerini’s pout during a PEOPLE photoshoot.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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After a treatment, you are guided into a cavernous grey stone and wood relaxation room with six oversized day beds, plumped with heavy pillows and wool blankets.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Plopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopped. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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