lunged

verb

Definition of lungednext
past tense of lunge
as in plunged

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  1. plunged
  2. dived
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  • Bottoms defeated Rick Jackson, a billionaire who plunged more than $200 million of his own money into the race.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX and Tesla, both engaged in the AI and data center businesses, plunged around 5% in early Wednesday trading.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of plunged
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  • Seattle goalkeeper Andrew Thomas dove to his left to block a penalty kick by Anders Dreyer, but Bakambu knocked in the rebound.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • What unfolded instead was a traffic jam on the right side before Walker cut back left, Mahomes nudged a linebacker off his course and Walker hit the crease and dived into the end zone.
    — Sam McDowell October 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of dived
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“Lunged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunged. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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