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Recent Examples of plop
Verb
Minnesota or Iowa or Wisconsin could plop millions on the table for Jorgensen, right now, that the Rams simply can’t.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026 And Uber will pick me up in an autonomous car, plop me on a Delta flight and send me across the pond.—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 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.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plop
Although details are still scarce, the project is not about plunking a new architectural icon down in Bloomsbury or competing with Norman Foster’s great glass dome.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
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Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
Tune into yourself while tuning out the outside world courtesy of an E-bike ride under the Tuscan sun, a stroll through the olive groves, a dip in the infinity pool, a meditative massage, or a private cooking class using ingredients sourced from the property.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
Karaban, whose numbers have always hovered in the same range, saw the biggest dip of his career.
Why Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis initially flopped.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
After beating Atlanta last Friday without Jaylen Brown and Charlotte on Sunday without Brown and Derrick White, Boston flopped in a rematch with the Hawks, losing 112-102 without a crew of contributors headlined by a resting Jayson Tatum.
The dive bar next door — illuminated by a dozen vintage pinball machines — will do just fine.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Plot details are under wraps but according to the spartan official synopsis, the psychological thriller unfolds in a seemingly idyllic and takes audiences on a vertiginous dive into the shifting limits of a sound mind, as grief and obsession take hold.