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Noun
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 July 2025 Much like the move in China, engineers hoisted the building up with jacks, but rotated it 90 degrees using hydraulic rollers on 75-ton spruce beams before plopping it back down onto its new foundation.—Joe Salas
june 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025 Cleveland Fire shared photos of a dog and a cat, looking exasperated but otherwise unharmed, plopped in a car's backseat, as well as scenes of both reuniting with their owners.—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 June 2025 But aesthetically, surely there must’ve been better ways to convey Isabelle’s dire straits than plopping a potty centerstage.—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for plop
Boyd’s brilliance on the evening extended his scoreless stretch to 23 innings and gave him 10 straight starts where he’s tossed at least five innings while giving up two or fewer runs.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
Don't toss your wine corks—put them to use in your garden!
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Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
While the Padres were able to secure a 5-3 victory in the final game of a four-game series against their Southern California rivals, Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked in the ninth inning.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Tubers are as easy to plant as potatoes, but many people prefer to buy a dahlia plant or two and plunk them into a pot for instant gratification.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
The collection moved just over 15,800 equivalent units in the latest span (per Luminate), a dip from 16,000 the week prior.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
While national sentiment shows little movement in overall job performance, new polling reveals a significant dip in public support for the president's handling of immigration, a core issue of his second-term agenda.
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Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
The sharpest drop comes from YouGov/CBS News polling conducted between July 16 and 18, which shows Trump's approval at just 42 percent, with 58 percent disapproving—a net rating of minus 16.
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Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
The local decline in veteran homelessness is part of a record-breaking drop across the U.S. since 2010, when the federal government began a focused effort to end homelessness among veterans.
Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top to trigger related stories or songs.
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Parker Hall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
As long as the seeds are plonked in the ground before their expiration date, their metabolism swings into action, cells divide, a root shoots downward, and a plant begins to grow.
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Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
In the back booth of his local dive bar, Alex G strokes his beard and gazes mistily to his left, where a second bar television is playing the same game show but with a slimy purplish-green cast to the screen.
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Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
Bar, the place to go for drag shows and line dancing, and the beloved dive bar Shakey’s, which hosts comedy showcases, benefit parties to help rebuild, and pop-ups with local pickle makers.
Snow mushroom delivers a big hit of hydration, helping to plump and smooth crepey skin so your eyes look lifted, firmer, and more awake.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
23 July 2025
There are hundreds surging in: run-of=the-mill cops, detectives and sheriffs, and wives in their own uniform — pearls, skimmer dresses and earrings plump as Christmas tree baubles.
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