plinked

verb

past tense of plink
1
as in plunked

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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
  • Catcher Patrick Bailey then walked to force in a run and Seymour plunked Angel Martinez to force in another.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The bottoms are basically Molly’s baseball cap, which looks like a dome with a bill just plonked onto it, and Shannon’s wings, which the judges say are just a gingerbread cookie with some icing on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of plunked
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  • With a total of 27 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the United States is peppered full of sites of wonder.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The attendees also peppered Talarico with questions about voter ID and the national debt.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of peppered
Verb
  • The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of tinkled
Verb
  • Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
  • The bells above the door jingled and in came Camper with his work colleagues Tim and Mike.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of jingled
Verb
  • Lang also clashed with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in March after organizing a protest outside the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Garbage cans were set alight as protesters and police clashed in several cities, according to Le Monde.
    — Jack Sommers, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of clashed
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“Plinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinked. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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