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Recent Examples of plopping
Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
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Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Perfect Match producers likely knew that plopping Clayton and Rachel into the same romantic villa meant tapping into a larger saga — one that lies at the center of a sprawling follower network.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Perfect Match producers likely knew that plopping Clayton and Rachel into the same romantic villa meant tapping into a larger saga — one that lies at the center of a sprawling follower network.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopping
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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Max Cutforth, a Nampa native and Skyview High graduate, couldn’t complete 50% of his passes (14-for-29), and threw for just 106 yards while tossing a pair of interceptions.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Staub relieved Salters but fared no better, tossing an interception on each of his first two throws.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Van Gogh, now visually fitting in with his family, then scampered about his habitat with his ears flopping along with him.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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With Ares flopping, the insider says Leto’s currency in town has run colder than Morbius’ vampire blood.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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If, say, elk hunting is your favorite sport, then pulling the trigger or flinging an arrow often marks the end of the season.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The rain bands now extend across an even wider area, flinging more rain on Haiti for at least another full day.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In New Mexico, Handler will be demonstrating the skin-plumping powers of Gold Bond's latest innovation.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Inside, 10 different types of hyaluronic acid work together to drench your skin in hydration—plumping it up right away while keeping it moisturized and bouncy for hours.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Plopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopping. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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