plump for
phrasal verb
plumped for; plumping for; plumps for
informal
1
US
: to express support for (someone or something)
The President plumped for the incumbent candidate in the election.
2
British
: to choose (someone or something) after thinking carefully
I finally plumped for the blue dress.
Examples of plump for in a Sentence
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The rider can use a companion mobile app for control and data over Bluetooth, or plump for the optional wireless display.
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New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Arsenal tracked his progress for years and deliberated over signing him this summer, before ultimately plumping for Gyokeres.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour in 2023 plumped for the same venue, and Lana Del Rey did the same a fortnight ago.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Indeed, dealers have reported that nearly 50% of customers plump for the SU7 without comparing it to other brands.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
This time around Apple has plumped for the popular Sport Band, the supple and comfortable fluor elastomer material Apple has used since the Apple Watch first launched ten years ago.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Users are faced with making a change, paying the new one-year-only $30 support extension, or plumping for an incompatible hardware upgrade.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Confronted by the stark choice between starvation and steak, unsurprisingly, the crew plumps for the latter.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2019
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New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Arsenal tracked his progress for years and deliberated over signing him this summer, before ultimately plumping for Gyokeres.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour in 2023 plumped for the same venue, and Lana Del Rey did the same a fortnight ago.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Indeed, dealers have reported that nearly 50% of customers plump for the SU7 without comparing it to other brands.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
This time around Apple has plumped for the popular Sport Band, the supple and comfortable fluor elastomer material Apple has used since the Apple Watch first launched ten years ago.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Users are faced with making a change, paying the new one-year-only $30 support extension, or plumping for an incompatible hardware upgrade.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Confronted by the stark choice between starvation and steak, unsurprisingly, the crew plumps for the latter.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2019
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“Plump for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plump%20for. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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