as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the soda can opened with a sharp pop
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as in dad
a male human parent
ask your pop if he knows where the keys to the shed are
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as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
popping popcorn over a campfire
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
interested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out
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Recent Examples of pop
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
While color denim is popping up on the Spring/Summer 2027 runway, Hoagberg said consumers’ focus continues to be on classic washes and utilitarian colors.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
24 June 2026
Kyle Juszczyk was talking about none other than the upcoming wedding of pop-megastar Taylor Swift and her NFL star fiancé Travis Kelce.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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The foxes went down; the bandicoots and meat allergies popped up.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
While color denim is popping up on the Spring/Summer 2027 runway, Hoagberg said consumers’ focus continues to be on classic washes and utilitarian colors.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Adjective
Part of that creative control was creating a 13-track LP that serves as a soundtrack to his life and interpolates viral Internet videos, pop-culture classics, and soulful collaborators.
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Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
24 June 2026
Kyle Juszczyk was talking about none other than the upcoming wedding of pop-megastar Taylor Swift and her NFL star fiancé Travis Kelce.
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Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop
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The finale, which aired on Sunday, June 28, ended with a bang.
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From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.
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Both his parents supported him making the roughly 8,000-mile journey around the world, his dad in particular.
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Carr always had his dad, Chris Carr, to lean on during his journey as a basketball player.
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Online sales boomed and Nekhala said his business exploded.
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Software engineers have arguably been the first class of workers to see the technology upend their jobs, as programming tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex have exploded in popularity.
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Playing the Atlanta Dream, the Eastern Conference’s top team, Golden State hit 15 3-pointers to cruise to a 77-66 win at home and snap its two-game losing streak.
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Name something worse than going to snap a photo of the beach, only to figure out that your phone’s battery is dead.
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Powell is accused of smashing the mug over the victim's head.
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The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
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The man advanced toward police, and one officer shot the man, the KBI said.
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Kaiseem Smith, 16, is also being sought by police in connection with the fatal shooting of Billy Schmidt, who was fatally shot near his South Philadelphia home on June 6.
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While their light blue wash and structured, straight-leg cut mimic the actress’s pair, their double-button waistband and trendy welt-front pockets add a fashionable touch.
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Our goal has never been to make the most fashionable jeans in America.
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Then something unusual happened as Valdez descended in the boom lift with Pinky’s remains.
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SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean luxury department store operator Shinsegae has become an unlikely beneficiary of the global AI boom.
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“Pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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