plunge in
verb
plunged in; plunging in; plunges in
1
: to push (something) into something quickly and forcefully
The nurse grabbed his arm and plunged the needle in.
2
: to start doing something with enthusiasm and energy
It was a big project, so we all just had to plunge in and get started.
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That defied an almost 27% plunge in sales of new EVs and a 7% slide in overall new-vehicle deliveries.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
And while there is no pool, locals often take a plunge in the lake to swim laps during their workday lunch break.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Secondhand watch sales After a speculative bubble in luxury watches during the pandemic, the luxury watch market plunged in 2022 and is only now starting to stabilize.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 June 2026
But for every millennial or Gen Xer happily able to take calls in sweatpants Mondays and Fridays, mounting evidence suggests that working in your sweatpants is the real reason, not AI adoption, behind the plunge in entry-level hiring halfway through the decade.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 June 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
And while there is no pool, locals often take a plunge in the lake to swim laps during their workday lunch break.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Secondhand watch sales After a speculative bubble in luxury watches during the pandemic, the luxury watch market plunged in 2022 and is only now starting to stabilize.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 June 2026
But for every millennial or Gen Xer happily able to take calls in sweatpants Mondays and Fridays, mounting evidence suggests that working in your sweatpants is the real reason, not AI adoption, behind the plunge in entry-level hiring halfway through the decade.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 June 2026
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“Plunge in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20in. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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