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Recent Examples of plopped
In the dressing room, after applying lipstick and rouge, Kaliardos plopped a wig of long, stringy brown hair on Costanzo’s head.
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Henry Alford, New Yorker, 8 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
Henry Alford, New Yorker, 8 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 concern has been tossed around (and tossed aside) for years.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The swells rocked the boat violently, sent wave after wave over the stern, threw us sideways, and nearly tossed all of us into the ocean again and again.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Between 1958 and 1978, 30 of the low-budget comedies were churned out (a revival in 1992 flopped), attracting millions of viewers worldwide.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The strategy created momentum, but Llama 4 flopped when it was released in early April 2025—at which point, Pineau had already submitted her resignation.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was plunked on the first pitch of his third plate appearance, prompting many boos.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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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,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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