variants or plonk
as in to toss
to throw or set down clumsily or casually plunked a battered hat on his head

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Recent Examples of plunk 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 As if that isn’t enough, Isa’s plunks a tamarind-coated straw and a gummy snack on top. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025 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, 22 Aug. 2025 Hicks plunked Henderson on the first pitch, and after striking out Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser, had a wild pitch and gave up a two-run single to Basallo. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk
Verb
  • Bieber picked up the victory for Toronto after tossing five-and-a-third innings and giving up just one run on four hits.
    Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For those without any shelter, there’s always the risk that valuables or important documents will get tossed during a cleanup, and public records show that city crews are rarely flagging belongings for storage.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It was yanked off the market and plopped back on.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Band-Aid fix might be to plop practice squad guard Calvin Throckmorton in the lineup to give the Broncos a more natural fit at the position.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At its height in 2017, there were 150 Farm Bank deli counters slinging cheese that supposedly came from the company’s farms.
    Moisés Naím, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Justin Herbert is slinging the pill and Los Angeles’ ground attack has stabilized with second-year back Kimani Vidal, who has two 100-plus-yard games in his last three.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It not only moisturizes, but also lifts, firms, and plumps the skin simultaneously.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Post application, my complexion is luminous, plumped and hydrated.
    Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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