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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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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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
The Big Apple’s population started to decline in 2017 and then plummeted during the pandemic by nearly a half-million residents between April 2020 and July 2022, according to the report by the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission (CBC), based in Albany.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Trump is positioning his anger against the broader needs of harmonious partnership: While his own numbers have been plummeting, Fox’s have been rising.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
More: Tesla profits plummet 71% amid backlash to Musk's role with Trump administration
In March, Denholm sold about $33.7 million in the electric vehicle maker's stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Abhirup Roy and Bipasha Dey, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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By contrast, oil prices have plummeted about 25% since Trump took office.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 May 2025
The Big Apple’s population started to decline in 2017 and then plummeted during the pandemic by nearly a half-million residents between April 2020 and July 2022, according to the report by the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission (CBC), based in Albany.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Trump is positioning his anger against the broader needs of harmonious partnership: While his own numbers have been plummeting, Fox’s have been rising.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
More: Tesla profits plummet 71% amid backlash to Musk's role with Trump administration
In March, Denholm sold about $33.7 million in the electric vehicle maker's stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Abhirup Roy and Bipasha Dey, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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