PLONKED (FOR) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

plunked (for)

verb

variants or plonked (for)

past tense of plunk (for)

as in endorsed

to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions

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Moore has publicly endorsed the use of smelling salts by football players, singing their praises in a 2024 Wall Street Journal article about their popularity among UM players during the Jim Harbaugh era.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Sponsored by Common Sense Media and endorsed by OpenAI, the bill is named after 16-year-old Adam Raine, whose parents sued OpenAI alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicide.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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Anthropic has advocated for AI regulation, and Amodei last month called for a global slowdown in AI development to address the tech’s risks.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
After environmentalists advocated for protecting these unique creatures, the nuclear-weapons manufacturing on their site was halted.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Since winning the nomination, el Sayed has warmed to Schumer, as having the backing of the centrist wing of the party, which supported Stevens in the primary, will be crucial in taking on Republican nominee Mike Rogers.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The original supply chain and much of the personnel expertise that supported the Blackbird have long since disappeared.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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