plinked

verb

past tense of plink
1
as in plunked

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2
as in sniped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plinked
  1. plunked
  2. peppered
  3. tinkled
  4. clinked
  5. pinged
  6. jingled
  7. clashed
Verb
  • Canning picked off Carrigg after the San Diego State alum was plunked by a pitch to lead off the sixth.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026
  • Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of plunked
Verb
  • The typical guests were generally older couples, average age somewhere around 55-65, peppered here and there with larger groups of friends or families.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • This is a sport in which bodies get crunched, ears, noses and faces get peppered, and matches can be won by an anaconda choke or a guillotine choke.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of peppered
Verb
  • The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Definition of tinkled
Verb
  • Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the next shot, the couple clinked wine glasses as Gomez took a bite of cheese, before Blanco filmed marinara sauce being laid in a pan.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of clinked
Verb
  • Authorities said Casey’s phone was pinged and later showed a remote spot between Thunder mountain trail and Nugget Creek trail, which prompted rescue teams to respond to the area of the ping.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of pinged
Verb
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of jingled
Verb
  • The two have repeatedly clashed over immigration, tariffs, taxes, crime, homelessness, wildfire recovery, transgender policies, and the role of the federal government, often trading barbs on social media and in public appearances.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There was widespread chaos in Bni Nsar, the Moroccan town bordering the Spanish territory, where migrants clashed with police, throwing rocks and setting police vehicles ablaze, according to local media and rights groups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of clashed
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“Plinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinked. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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