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 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
  • Inside the venue, Parmigiano Reggiano-forward dishes will pop up at a range of spaces, including the Commissioner’s Club, Green Room and Coaches Club where the Jets will offer antipasto stations featuring the cheese and tossed pasta stations highlighted by Parmigiano Reggiano cheese wheels.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Ever since Julia was tossed into Castle Leathers, there’s been jealousy brewing.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Phones don’t seem to be the long-term solution, pins flopped, and glasses haven’t compelled the masses yet.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On the ground, the story of what resonated — or flopped — at the Telluride Film Festival can look far different from the headlines.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Robles is rehabbing from a shoulder injury that has kept him sidelined for over four months, and he's been getting plunked by an unusually high amount of pitches during his brief time in the minors.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • They were flung into the lagoon.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But the painter had flung in two portraits at the last moment, no?
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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