plunked (for)

variants or plonked (for)
past tense of plunk (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked (for)
Verb
  • Still, the success of three left-wing candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s congressional primary has reinvigorated Republican midterm messaging around socialism.
    James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026
  • In a joint opinion piece published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in late May, the two officials endorsed pausing the development of new data centers in Little Rock.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Ironically, or not, bloomers are named for the journalist and Suffragist Amelia Bloomer, who advocated for women to abandon rigid corsets and heavy petticoats in favor of trousers, shorter skirts, and sensible boots.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • There’s considerable support for the idea in Parliament, where the Liberal Democrats — a centrist opposition party — has advocated for war bonds on 25 separate occasions since the turn of the year.
    Philip Aldrick, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • On Monday, June 22, Kelce's pop star fiancée Taylor Swift supported him for the second year in a row at the kickoff for the event.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • The idea was supported by NASA’s top boss, Jared Isaacman, setting the tone for what could come in the near future.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Reiner also adopted Tracy Reiner, 61, the daughter of his first wife, the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Born in China, she was adopted to the Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Film Studies.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 June 2026
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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