plopped

past tense of plop
as in tossed
to throw or set down clumsily or casually plopped his backpack down on a chair

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Recent Examples of plopped Both it and the bed are plopped onto the bare chassis with no other bodywork. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 8 Nov. 2026 So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 When the final whistle blew, defender Auston Trusty grabbed the match ball and plopped it in Sullivan’s arms, knowing its significance. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 This is different to me than, say, a re-creation of the Eiffel Tower being plopped into Las Vegas, which is preying on replication as generic spectacle. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variants into a new universe. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured. — ABC News, 2 July 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, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopped
Verb
  • First responders in Brooklyn worked to clear a massive heap that included mattresses, a broken sink and a refrigerator tossed on its side.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Surveillance video captured 14 kittens being abandoned and tossed into floodwaters in the parking lot of the Humane Society of Greater Miami, according to shelter leadership.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Automotive analyst Automotive analyst Felipe Munoz said that although the Cybertruck has been called a failure because of its poor sales, electric pick-ups from Ford and others have also flopped in the US market.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, the only previous cinematic encounter was the unfortunate 2003 live-action version with Mike Myers that flopped critically and at the box office, winning a pathetic 10 Razzie nominations as one of the worst pictures of that year.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Jontay grabbed a rebound and flung the ball seventy-five feet to his younger brother Jevon, a perfect pass that ended in a dunk.
    — New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Guests who think an occasional bottle of wine flung on the counter has rendered this custom obsolete should note that any sensible hostess will disagree.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Everything is mirrored, tufted, plumped, embroidered, gilded—and there are flowers everywhere.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Let the plant sit in a sunny location for 24 to 72 hours until the leaves have plumped again.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

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“Plopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopped. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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