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flop

noun as in miserable failure

verb as in fall limply, collapse

verb as in fail miserably

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Replacement prop Thomas was shown a yellow card for a no-arms tackle and New Zealand made the extra man tell as Reece flopped over the line.

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But the design didn’t offer much flexibility in creating individualized workspaces, and it was a commercial flop, thanks in part to its high price tag and difficult assembly.

But before Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch was ultimately crowned, chaos reigned -- from allegations of an insult to her intellect, to judges quitting and participants taking flops on and off the stage.

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The glasses became popular last year after a first version released in 2021 flopped.

Britain’s stock and bond markets flopped Friday morning on new evidence that the country’s Labour Party leadership doesn’t have a clue what to do about the economy or budget.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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