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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Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
Dairy sales had plummeted by more than $1 billion in the US that year, hitting small Amish producers hard, and cutting their appetite for new equipment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
By 2007, that number had plummeted to 440 students in just 7 high schools (mostly in rural areas).
—Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The species’ numbers have been plummeting in recent years: Because of severe drought and extreme heat that hit southeastern Australia between 2017 and 2019, the moth’s population dropped by 99.5 percent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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Verb
Holiday also saw his 3-point effectiveness plummet in his age-34 season, dropping from a career-best 42.9% during Boston’s 2023-24 championship season to 35.3%.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
Dairy sales had plummeted by more than $1 billion in the US that year, hitting small Amish producers hard, and cutting their appetite for new equipment.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
By 2007, that number had plummeted to 440 students in just 7 high schools (mostly in rural areas).
—Selika Josiah Talbott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The species’ numbers have been plummeting in recent years: Because of severe drought and extreme heat that hit southeastern Australia between 2017 and 2019, the moth’s population dropped by 99.5 percent.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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