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Recent Examples of plank
The rather elegant pool house built there by FDR, for example, was planked over during the Nixon administration in order to build the current, somewhat frumpy Press Room.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
Schwartz embraces planking as a convenient way to work virtually every major muscle in the body.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily.
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Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN,
13 Dec. 2024
Razzouk claims to have some of the 500-year-old wood planks his family used for tattooing.
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Gustavo Morello,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2024
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
Schwartz embraces planking as a convenient way to work virtually every major muscle in the body.
—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily.
—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN,
13 Dec. 2024
Razzouk claims to have some of the 500-year-old wood planks his family used for tattooing.
—
Gustavo Morello,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plank
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But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.
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Richard Mille has teamed up with Italian bicycle manufacturer Colnago on a new tourbillon, a timepiece that essentially takes many of the features of the brand’s sleek bikes and plops them right on your wrist.
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Contreras was tossed immediately, while Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton, interim manager Chad Tracy and Washington pitcher Miles Mikolas were all sent to the showers early.
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Guardians rookie Cooper Ingle made a routine catch last night and tossed the ball into the stands.
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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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