plummeted; plummeting; plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
1
: plumb
also
: plumb line
2
: an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting
a sharp plummet in prices
If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …—
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Verb
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
As families have had fewer children or left the island, the population of Lemnos has plummeted by more than a third since the early 1950s, from a peak of more than 27,000 people to about 16,000 in the most recent census.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
In short, universities choosing to increase risk in their portfolios, via exposure to crypto assets, may be vulnerable to lawsuits if the bitcoin price plummets and stakeholders feel motivated to seek retribution in court.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
According to a report from the American Farm Bureau Federation, this year's turkey population has plummeted due to disease and sits around 195 million in 2025, a figure that is 3% less than 2024, and 36% less from 1996, where peak turkey farming hit a population of 303 million.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
As families have had fewer children or left the island, the population of Lemnos has plummeted by more than a third since the early 1950s, from a peak of more than 27,000 people to about 16,000 in the most recent census.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
The fight against book bans is entering a new phase, as the number of bans plummets but concerns grow that librarians and teachers, looking to stay out of the fray, are self-censoring.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
In short, universities choosing to increase risk in their portfolios, via exposure to crypto assets, may be vulnerable to lawsuits if the bitcoin price plummets and stakeholders feel motivated to seek retribution in court.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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