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Recent Examples of plunkWith the bases loaded, Will Smith got plunked by former Dodgers reliever Shelby Miller to force home the tying score.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 In the 1960s, a concrete rink-and-pool combo got plunked into the northwest corner of Central Park.—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025 Lindor and Soto drew back-to-back walks, and Arizona turned to side-winding right-hander Ryan Thompson, who plunked Alonso to load the bases with no outs.—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 The meltdown began when lefty reliever Luis Peralta plunked Jonathan Aranda, and Taylor Walls laced a single to left.—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plunk
For weeks, social media has been flooded with videos of federal agents, their faces often shrouded by masks, violently arresting bystanders who are filming their actions, dragging a taco stand vendor by her arm and tossing smoke bombs into a crowd of angry onlookers.
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Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
They’re rolled across bathroom floors, stored in public bins at TSA checkpoints, and tossed into airplane cargo holds.
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Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
The velvety lipsticks have a blurred finish, and they’re made with hyaluronic acid to plump the lips and sesame-seed oil to keep them smooth and conditioned.
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Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 June 2025
The oils claim to provide 12 hours of hydration, and aim to smooth and plump your lips with apricot and raspberry seed oil.
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