Thesaurus results for PLUNKING

plunking

verb

variants or plonking

present participle of plunk

as in plopping

to throw or set down clumsily or casually plunked a battered hat on his head

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Recent Examples of plunking And in the film’s poignant final scene, Joe despondently plays his piano − only for Angela to sit beside him and start plunking along. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Imagine taking the gorgeous rock formations of Zion or Badlands national park and plunking them down on the shore of Lake Superior—along with a liberal dose of colorful streaks. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 21 June 2026 Matt Gage recorded two outs, but not before walking a batter, plunking another, allowing a single and surrendering a two-run homer. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 Red Sox hitters have reached base via plunking 32 times, sixth most in the majors. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 Netflix’s bracingly nasty action-thriller Apex is a fine addition, plonking the star down in a rugged Australian landscape and throwing nature’s formidable might at her while stirring a psychotic serial killer into the mix. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Bird replaced Cruz but wasn’t any sharper, walking Otto Lopez on four pitches and then plunking pinch-hitter Griffin Conine to load the bases. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026 Although details are still scarce, the project is not about plunking a new architectural icon down in Bloomsbury or competing with Norman Foster’s great glass dome. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026 Fuentes was shaky at first, plunking Orioles third baseman Colin Yeaman with his third pitch. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026

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An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Rather than just trimming stems and plopping them in a vase, reflexing plays with the form of the flower by gently folding petals backwards to open up the bloom.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026