plunge into
verb
plunged into; plunging into; plunges into
1
: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully
He plunged the knife into the cake.
I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.
2
: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy
She plunged (right) into the assignment.
3
: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)
He plunged into a severe depression.
4
: to cause (someone or something) to suddenly be in (a particular condition or situation)
A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.
The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.
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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday.
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ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The series’ brief plunges into American subcultures are told without hand-holding or rigid structure; the point of the story often doesn’t reveal itself until the end — or perhaps days later.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The reader who pauses for breath, after this recitation of horrors, is soon rewarded by being plunged into a yet more catastrophic mire.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
More than 32 million people around the world could be plunged into poverty by the economic fallout of the Iran war, according to a United Nations Development Programme report.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The series’ brief plunges into American subcultures are told without hand-holding or rigid structure; the point of the story often doesn’t reveal itself until the end — or perhaps days later.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The reader who pauses for breath, after this recitation of horrors, is soon rewarded by being plunged into a yet more catastrophic mire.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
More than 32 million people around the world could be plunged into poverty by the economic fallout of the Iran war, according to a United Nations Development Programme report.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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