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planks

verb

present tense third-person singular of plank

as in plops

to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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Recent Examples of planks Razzouk claims to have some of the 500-year-old wood planks his family used for tattooing. — Gustavo Morello, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2024

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plops

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The documentary Once Upon a Time in Harlem plops viewers into the middle of a salon full of luminaries.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Even if his little head plops over when his disguise is broken.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

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