plunge in
phrasal 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 resulted in a 71% plunge in net income in the first quarter.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Tech stocks broadly dropped on Thursday, led by a plunge in Tesla, as CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump escalated their public beef.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Video posted online from a car showed the plane plunging in a swift descent over a road.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Listen to this article As the stock market plunged in reaction to the draconian tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump — before the president backed down and the market soared — Congressman Jared Moskowitz was buying.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Tech stocks broadly dropped on Thursday, led by a plunge in Tesla, as CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump escalated their public beef.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Video posted online from a car showed the plane plunging in a swift descent over a road.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Listen to this article As the stock market plunged in reaction to the draconian tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump — before the president backed down and the market soared — Congressman Jared Moskowitz was buying.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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“Plunge in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20in. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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