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Recent Examples of plop
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Soccer has a viable home, and a secure footprint in the United States, which was the goal when FIFA plopped its World Cup here for the first time in 1994.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Style this bright bistro set in the garden, plop them on a second-story balcony, or add them to your patio.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
Soccer has a viable home, and a secure footprint in the United States, which was the goal when FIFA plopped its World Cup here for the first time in 1994.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Noun
The silence of the lake—save for the gentle peal of church bells on Sunday mornings and the plop of ducks plunging beneath the water surface—is a rare and unforgettable pleasure.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plop
Verb
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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.
Noun
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Finding the wreck Official records detailing Hōfuku Maru’s sinking were incomplete and inconsistent, Beckensall said.
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Actual sinking exercises provide valuable data on structural damage, flooding, shock effects, and sinking behaviour.
Verb
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After Crow-Armstrong stole second, Kuhnel plunked Bregman before walking Michael Busch on four pitches to force in the go-ahead run.
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Imagine taking the gorgeous rock formations of Zion or Badlands national park and plunking them down on the shore of Lake Superior—along with a liberal dose of colorful streaks.
Noun
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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The grocer opened its doors to customers on June 17 and is the first H-E-B to offer Masala House, an H-E-B product line of in-house meal options like chicken masala, butter chicken, naan, chutney dips and other items.
Verb
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Brown has talked trash about Sixers center Joel Embiid and has accused him of flopping.
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Video shows Neil flopping his blubbery body around on the street, destroying fences and cuddling with traffic cones.
Noun
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The patriotic ball drop is scheduled to air at midnight ET on CNN as July 3 turns into July 4 in Times Square.
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Tesla’s results – which came in above expectations – indicate the company may be recovering after two straight years of annual sales drops and the removal EV tax credits in the US, which has lowered the incentive for prospective American buyers.
Verb
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Celebrities, including Meghan Markle, swear by the skin-plumping pick.
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Its ingredients include pure glycerin and hyaluronic acid to retain moisture, repair the skin barrier, and plump the surface, all with a silky finish and no white cast.
Noun
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The new lists, however, are drawn from a deep data dive that spans roughly 12 million workers, 55,000 jobs and 1,750 employers.
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Monday’s CharlotteFive newsletter is loaded — a SouthPark deep-dive, a sugar-coma birthday experiment, a brand new NoDa walk-up window, DaBaby’s restaurant sign finally going up and a verdict on one of Charlotte’s buzziest new cafés.
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plop. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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