lunged

verb

Definition of lungednext
past tense of lunge
as in plunged

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  1. plunged
  2. dived
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  • SpaceX stock has plunged below the IPO price of $135 a share and is now 45% below its high, which briefly put its market cap above Microsoft’s.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Other food companies that sell fresh lettuce also saw their shares drop, like salad chain Sweetgreen, which plunged nearly 13% this week, and fast casual chain Cava, which sank more than 3%.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of plunged
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  • The video clearly showed the forward had dived after a tackle from Leandro Paredes.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Water-dumping planes repeatedly dived into the Seine River to scoop up water and douse the fires — the first time such aircraft had ever been used to fight fires in the Paris region, the regional fire chief said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
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