Thesaurus results for PLUMPED

plumped

verb

past tense of plump

as in plopped

to throw or set down clumsily or casually plumped herself down on the couch and turned on the TV

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Recent Examples of plumped Everything is mirrored, tufted, plumped, embroidered, gilded—and there are flowers everywhere. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 Let the plant sit in a sunny location for 24 to 72 hours until the leaves have plumped again. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 But at a party hosted by The CW, the network’s starlets were like a petite, size-zero army — all big Disney princess eyes, plumped lips and long, voluminous hair (despite all being on different shows). — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 After soaking in the salad for a while, the raisins plumped and swelled, adding a yielding explosivity. — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 In other words, movies are being tweaked and plumped, but studios are keeping hush about how. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026 Shares have lost 20% of their value since July 2025, which has plumped up its static dividend to a yield of nearly 13%. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Even the unassuming mound of rice proves to be plumped with seafood stock, every grain turned to gold. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 But can it get plumped in post? — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026

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But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variant into one new universe.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of plopped

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Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Martina tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and two walks in the international finale.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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