plunk (for)

variants or plonk (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk (for)
Verb
  • Moments after their meeting, Trump endorsed Republican Representatives Derrick Van Orden, Juan Ciscomani, Scott Perry and Gabe Evans for Congress.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Swift had endorsed Trump’s Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 election.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Their visit comes after four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador earlier this week to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to the Central American country.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Kerry Morrison, founder of a nonprofit that advocates for change in the mental health system and has sat for years on the oversight committee for the city’s Proposition HHH homeless housing fund, finds all the new groups hard to follow.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Survivors and community members at Florida State University came together to grieve and support each other at a vigil that drew thousands after two people were killed and more were injured in an April 17 campus shooting.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • This helps centers maximize resource recovery and supports the transition to a circular economy.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After her split from Ritchie, Madonna adopted three kids on her own — her 19-year-old daughter Mercy and her 12-year-old twins.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Whether Francis’ successor will adopt a different stance on this and other pressing matters, guiding the church to either progressivism or conservatism, remains to be seen.
    Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Plunk (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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