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Recent Examples of belly flop
Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
And then there are the long-term, indirect costs of an implementation belly flop.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Raygun was seen belly flopping, hopping around and rolling around on the floor, leaving many with much to say.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
After the game, Reid went over to a celebrating Jones and just belly flopped on top of him.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The four-location pool crawl included games and activities, such as a watermelon race and a belly flop competition.
—Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
And then there are the long-term, indirect costs of an implementation belly flop.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Raygun was seen belly flopping, hopping around and rolling around on the floor, leaving many with much to say.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
After the game, Reid went over to a celebrating Jones and just belly flopped on top of him.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flop
Noun
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Kane opened the scoring with a close-range header in the ninth minute, converting Michael Olise’s cross to give the home side the perfect early start.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Format your response as a structured database [paste in the column headers below] with each item ready to be added to my content library.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The formula plumped up my skin, so the wrinkles are less defined.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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So while the initial idea of plumping your lips with nipple cream might sound a bit awkward, there may be something to it.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Taking seedlings straight from indoors and plunking them into the garden is a shock.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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In his final start of 2018, Sabathia plunked Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre in response to the Rays’ Andrew Kittredge throwing behind Austin Romine earlier in the game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The drop had less to do with Kinder’s Q4 report (which was a lot more good than bad) and more to do with the fact that KMI shares had roughly doubled for the year heading into it.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The collaboration features multiple chapters, with the superstar unveiling more items with each drop.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rather than plonk cargo or the kids behind the rider atop a rear rack, front loaders puts everything out front.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2024
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The idea is to plonk the machine in a venue, university, boardroom, medical facility and so on, and allow folks to chat with a life-like 3D hologram of a person who might be thousands of miles away.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Mendoza hit the car in front of him, causing him to jackknife, which in turn caused his entire load of heavy steel pipes to land on my husband's truck, crushing him and killing him instantly.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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The trailer of the truck turned sideways in jackknife fashion and was blocking all northbound lanes.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The rug’s slightly distressed look gives it a bit of vintage appeal, and its stain-resistant finish will protect against everyday spills and debris.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Trevor Melton The kitchen and adjoining family room spill onto a large loggia next to the pool.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Belly flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flop. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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