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
Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Those satellites cost more than $1 billion a pop.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Calafiore popped the question to Laratta in a surprise proposal at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank, New Jersey, just as the sun was setting.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
She’s made pop music into something new.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Megan Angelo is the author of Followers and has written about television, film, women and pop culture, and motherhood for publications including The New York Times, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Slate, and Romper.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Those satellites cost more than $1 billion a pop.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Calafiore popped the question to Laratta in a surprise proposal at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank, New Jersey, just as the sun was setting.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
As for the retro content, the fact that all 74 half-hours from the Jennings run will be available to stream will finally allow completists to relive one of the biggest pop-culture moments of 2004.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
She’s made pop music into something new.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop
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Conclave feels like a very architectural, sparse, mathematical film, [whereas] Ballad felt to me like a chaotic pop opera that explodes at the seams.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Just a couple of years later, his profile exploded.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Outside of the Seahawks’ building, there were concerns about their new-look passing game, the offensive line’s ability to lead a dominant rushing attack, the pass rushers not named Williams and whether Woolen would be locked in on a snap-to-snap basis, among other things.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another shopper mentioned using one as a magnetic flashlight during car repairs, snapping to metal on the car’s chassis for hands-free illumination right where it’s needed.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Shoplifting became a political lighting rod, and videos of thieves smashing store windows and grabbing merchandise rocketed across the news and social media as a symbol of a breakdown across cities.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The forward smashed a strike across the goalkeeper and into the top corner, before wheeling away in emotional celebration.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the finale, Rick shoots Jim, setting off a line of crossfire that ultimately kills his girlfriend Chelsea (Amy Lou Wood) before Sritala (Lek Patravadi) reveals that Jim was actually Rick’s father.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Bundys’ statement said Finicum did not ram a law enforcement vehicle, pin a special agent or attempt to shoot Oregon State Police.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many have compared the silhouette to the once-fashionable Balenciaga Triple-S, another behemoth of a sneaker.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One Russian missile landed in a forest but didn't detonate.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s concentration on destroying Gaza City’s infrastructure has utilized a variety of means, including heavy bombs and, recently, old armored vehicles laden with a large amount of explosives and detonated via remote control.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His staff acknowledged congratulatory comments on social media and posted photos of an encounter with someone whose car window was shattered after refusing to open it.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jorma Taccone, one part of the comedy trio The Lonely Island, was hospitalized after shattering his pelvis upon falling 20 feet off a ladder at his home.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a new paper in Nature reports, a sample Perseverance drilled from the rock may contain potential biosignatures of long ago microbial life.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Under the agreement, Wing Wah will develop three oil fields to drill 200,000 barrels per day in Congo Brazzaville by 2030.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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