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popped

  • past participle
    of pop.
    pop
    verb (used without object)
    to make a short, quick, explosive sound.
  • past tense form
    of pop.
    pop
    verb (used without object)
    to make a short, quick, explosive sound.

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One day I happened upon a social media post by Christian Green, who said he was driving by Bass headquarters and popped in to volunteer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

References to the legend have popped up in everything from manga series Attack on Titan to a story by science fiction writer Harlan Ellison and songs by various death metal and punk bands.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Microsoft shares popped more than five percent Wednesday afternoon after it reported better than expected revenue and profit, fueled by its Azure cloud computing division which grew by 48 percent in the September quarter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

We spread out a picnic blanket, ate fried chicken, popped cherry tomatoes like candy and watched the clouds float over the treetops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The tightening of the shoulders, the heating up of my already popped kernel.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell