Thesaurus results for PLANKS

planks

verb

present tense third-person singular of plank

as in plops

to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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Recent Examples of planks 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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plops

Verb

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.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
Then a volcanic eruption plops a curious soft echidna’s egg in his path.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2026