as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
If the war ends, a massive market sell-off could cause the price of oil futures to plummet on paper, Sternoff said.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Instead, Flagg and Davis played 20 games together and Irving was shelved for the season once Dallas’ playoff hopes plummeted.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Shipping volumes in the Red Sea plummeted, with traffic through the Suez Canal, which links it to the Mediterranean Sea down 70% by mid-2024, according to a yearly review by United Nations Trade and Development.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Whenever sentiment plummeted after the pandemic — such as 2022 when inflation was running at a 40-year high or 2023 during a standoff in Congress over the debt ceiling — Americans continued to open their wallets.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Instead, Flagg and Davis played 20 games together and Irving was shelved for the season once Dallas’ playoff hopes plummeted.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Shipping volumes in the Red Sea plummeted, with traffic through the Suez Canal, which links it to the Mediterranean Sea down 70% by mid-2024, according to a yearly review by United Nations Trade and Development.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Whenever sentiment plummeted after the pandemic — such as 2022 when inflation was running at a 40-year high or 2023 during a standoff in Congress over the debt ceiling — Americans continued to open their wallets.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummet
Verb
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Night fell, and Martha came to a small black lake.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Photos shared on social media shows the massive slabs of rock fell just past a blind curve and the SUV sustained major front-end damage.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More light rain is expected during the afternoon as temperatures plunge.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the fight continued on, the victim grabbed the knife from the mugger and plunged it into him five times, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the years-long investigation, Cherfilus-McCormick declined interview requests from the committee and provided little to no defense against the committee’s allegations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some declined to provide their full names, citing safety concerns.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tehran has kept a stranglehold over the strait, driving up global oil prices and causing financial markets to tumble.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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More recently, shares of alternative asset managers with the most exposure to enterprise software — which are especially vulnerable to artificial intelligence disruption — have tumbled.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Though some celebs have taken the silent route, there are also plenty of A-listers who have no problem dipping their toes in the political pool and the potential criticism that might follow, such as Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, who slammed ICE at the 2026 Grammys.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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This month, water temps were in the mid-to-upper 60s, at a time when the thermometer typically dips to the 50s.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trains, buses and the Metrorail will drop fans off at the Miami Intermodal Center, which is adjacent to Miami International Airport and across the street from the stadium grounds.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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While temperatures will drop significantly, precipitation totals are expected to remain limited in key drought areas.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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