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Recent Examples of plopped
In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
There has never been a more fitting opening to a season of a Bravo show than the marquee sign in front of Jax’s bar being taken down and unceremoniously plopped on the sidewalk.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
For a picturesque date that feels like you’ve been plopped onto a movie set, consider the Gondola Getaway in Long Beach.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.
—Doug Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
There has never been a more fitting opening to a season of a Bravo show than the marquee sign in front of Jax’s bar being taken down and unceremoniously plopped on the sidewalk.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
For a picturesque date that feels like you’ve been plopped onto a movie set, consider the Gondola Getaway in Long Beach.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plopped
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In an over hourlong debate Tuesday at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium, eight candidates running for California governor sparred over health care and tossed jabs just days before Californians can begin voting early in the state's primary election.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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They got tossed into the garbage also after a Stop Sale.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Under Cook, the company has become less surprising but massively financially successful; some of Apple’s newer products have flopped or underperformed, but far more have become and stayed excellent thanks to years of competent iteration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cuomo’s podcast and mayoral bid flopped.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He was plunked before a piano at age 3 and could play by ear by 5.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be uniting at least some of her critics behind her.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But can it get plumped in post?—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some, like tomatoes, can crack open if suddenly plumped up with water after struggling without it for a while.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Plopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plopped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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