lunged

verb

Definition of lungednext
past tense of lunge
as in plunged

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  1. plunged
  2. dived
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  • Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of plunged
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  • Vargas dived to his left to get his hands on a Zeki Amdouni shot right from the penalty marker.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • Ryan dived the right way for only one of four penalties, and Australia missed two of theirs as Egypt won.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026
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