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Recent Examples of plops
Noun
Outside, seagulls squawk; a crane lifts sand and plops it on a boat.—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025 That takes me right out of the alternative world of Alien and plops me down into our own.—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
That appeared to be a distraction at times to Anisimova, who motioned to her team in the stands that something was bothering her during ball tosses for serves.
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Howard Fendrich,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Henry then surrenders his phone, and Tony tosses it into the air for Ziva to blast to pieces.
The second series investigates deaths involving apparent falls from heights — examining whether victims were pushed from locations like balconies, cliffs and bridges.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Then, as evening falls, stroll along the canals or watch the sun melt into Øresund’s horizon—tracing wind turbines spinning in silhouette.
Ultimately, costly mistakes — a Miles Sanders red zone fumble in the third quarter and three drops from CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter — gave the Eagles a slim 24-20 victory.
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Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Use warm water, a few drops of mild dish soap, and a soft cloth.
And the noticeable dips also don’t come for the generations of players who would be expecting to play their peak years for England during wartime either — note the lack of games in the 1940s in the earlier graph.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
The company’s stock value has also seen dips in recent months, affecting the overall value of Musk’s shares.
Surrounded in this shampoo with linden bud extract (naturally rich in amino acids and peptides), the formula plumps up hair by forming a protective film to reduce water loss and improve hydration.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
This serum is infused with Jeju green tea and hyaluronic acid, delivering a burst of moisture that plumps and revitalizes your skin.
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