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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.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2025
The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 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
With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2025
The key takeaway is to give planking a try by starting slowly and easily.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plank
Verb
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But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Just plop it in the machine and go on with your busy day.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This version of the Hawaiian snack — buttery and tossed with seaweed and sesame seeds — is adapted from food stylist Caroline Hwang’s recipe, which was passed to her from her friend, Corey Chow, former chef de cuisine at Per Se in New York, who adapted it from his mom.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Rather than tossing the sock into the trash, Baer finds a way to reuse it, adding it to her textile recycling pile.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Plank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plank. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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