as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the soda can opened with a sharp pop
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as in dad
a male human parent
ask your pop if he knows where the keys to the shed are
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as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
popping popcorn over a campfire
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
interested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out
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Recent Examples of pop
Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Take your pick of pop star styles (on and off stage), iconic TV and movie characters to viral, news-making moments—the options for dressing up on October 31st have never been more plentiful.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Emily Burns, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Oracle’s eye-popping growth projections for its cloud business — laid out in its latest earnings report last week — sent its shares soaring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The pop titan appeared to be wearing it in a behind-the-scenes photo from her Eras Tour rehearsals that Time magazine published in a 2023 profile after she was dubbed Person of the Year.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This one, with its bright shades of gold, red, and orange, provides a pop of seasonal color, and the underlying wire looks like a realistic branch.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Take your pick of pop star styles (on and off stage), iconic TV and movie characters to viral, news-making moments—the options for dressing up on October 31st have never been more plentiful.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
That being said, with new trends popping up every day, the trio emphasized the importance of strong brand DNA to build an authentic and loyal customer community.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Oracle’s eye-popping growth projections for its cloud business — laid out in its latest earnings report last week — sent its shares soaring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The song was also covered in 1978 by new wave singer Lene Lovich, as well as in 2007 by pop vocal group Girls Aloud.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The pop titan appeared to be wearing it in a behind-the-scenes photo from her Eras Tour rehearsals that Time magazine published in a 2023 profile after she was dubbed Person of the Year.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop
Verb
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That is when rent prices—as well as home prices—exploded amid a sudden surge in demand as the pandemic triggered a wave of people moving from bigger cities to smaller towns and the suburbs or looking to live on their own.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Believe it or not, the spider population hasn't suddenly exploded.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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After introducing himself, Beesley snapped a selfie with Kirk.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The tradition continued in summer 2025 as the entire family — now including Magic and Cookie's two grandkids, Gigi and Avery — snapped this pic while on vacation.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the first half drew to a close, Calvert-Lewin towered above Kenny Tete to nod a ball down that Sean Longstaff would eventually smash off the crossbar.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the worst-case scenario, a collision could smash a satellite into many more pieces of space debris, which each then go on to collide with more satellites, which produces more chunks of space junk, and so on and so forth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, one of the most prominent organizers on the right, particularly in collegiate life via his Turning Point USA organization, was addressing thousands of college students at an outdoor event held at Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Russian drones entered Polish airspace early on Wednesday, leading NATO aircraft to shoot them down.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In advance of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, police swept the streets of Ginza, a fashionable neighborhood in Tokyo, for members of a group of style-conscious students known as the Miyuki Tribe.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bell recently made the most fashionable host at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards in February, commanding the stage in not one, but four different Giorgio Armani Privé looks throughout the night.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead, the redesign detonated a culture war.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The drone snagged on the netting, then detonated.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What would shatter any other nation has become our daily broadcast.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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These hopes are shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wells are being drilled and completed more selectively, and producers are spacing wells farther apart to avoid draining reservoirs too quickly.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump has long berated Britain over its plans to stop drilling new domestic oil and gas, which could help power future AI data centers.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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