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Recent Examples of plopping
The ball appeared to land on the boardwalk outside the stadium before plopping into McCovey Cove.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
The design is meant to be sleeker than just plopping in the lighting.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
But few are as rage-inducing as plopping into a gaping pothole.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
Continue in the southerly direction, appreciating the gnarled coast live oaks and sound of shy red-eared sliders plopping off their logs into the water.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
The design is meant to be sleeker than just plopping in the lighting.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
But few are as rage-inducing as plopping into a gaping pothole.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
Continue in the southerly direction, appreciating the gnarled coast live oaks and sound of shy red-eared sliders plopping off their logs into the water.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopping
Verb
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The Cubs did just enough to scratch a run across against Braves lefty Chris Sale, and the bullpen kept tossing up zeros en route to a 2-0 victory to snap a four-game losing streak.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is suspected of tossing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal — one of the rarest marine mammals on earth — on May 5 in an incident that was caught on camera by locals.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Trimming by half will keep the foliage from completely flopping over and retaining too much moisture around the crown.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
9 May 2026
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Much of the discussion following the game is about flopping and supposed favorable whistles for the Thunder.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Netflix’s bracingly nasty action-thriller Apex is a fine addition, plonking the star down in a rugged Australian landscape and throwing nature’s formidable might at her while stirring a psychotic serial killer into the mix.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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The right-hander followed Higgins’ single by plunking Pleasanton’s TJ Friedl, giving the Reds runners on first and second with no outs.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Keep scrolling to shop more Tula products on sale exclusively for PEOPLE readers, including glowy sunscreen, plumping lip treatments, and more.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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The cream creates a supple look and feel, and promises plumping hydration for up to 24 hours.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Plopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopping. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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