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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flopping
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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 -
The cream creates a supple look and feel, and promises plumping hydration for up to 24 hours.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
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Serve them with a dipping sauce or a dollop of sour cream for an easy appetizer or light meal.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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For dipping the pillowy crust, I was told.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Blanched Blanching, which involves boiling the food first and then submerging it in cold water, is another healthy method of cooking spinach.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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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
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My immediate focus just getting out there and immersing myself in the park, getting to know the staff and the guests.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Salt water contains healing minerals and the sensation of immersing yourself in water has been found to be relaxing.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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In recent months, JNIM relentlessly attacked fuel tankers on the road, coming from neighboring Senegal and Ivory Coast, plunging Bamako into crisis well before the Iran war tightened global fuel supplies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lopez wowed in a striking silver bodysuit that featured a plunging neckline.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Republicans go back to the basics Republicans within the party and state are sounding alarm bells for red candidates to not get too comfortable in Georgia.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The prosecutor, Alexandra Grayner, said she was reassigned from her role pursing public assistance fraud cases after sounding the alarm early last year about how those cases were being handled.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the bottom of the frame, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar made a scrambling, diving stop on Sal Stewart’s grounder behind second base, then Tovar nailed Matt McClain at the plate for the final out of the inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Video from inside the event showed attendees diving under tables and taking cover as panic spread throughout the room.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Belly flopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flopping. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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