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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked (for)
  1. endorsed
  2. advocated
  3. supported
  4. adopted
Verb
  • Starry, who was elected sheriff in 2018 and again in 2022, has endorsed Mueller for sheriff.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The state Republican Party earlier this year endorsed Kendall Qualls over Demuth.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • In his statement, Zuckerberg also advocated for AI model distillation, or using a powerful AI system to train a smaller model.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Biden family’s history with cancer The Bidens have long advocated for comprehensive cancer research.
    — T. Michelle Murphy, Time, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocated
Verb
  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex supported their friend David Foster at his event celebrating 40 years of fundraising for the David Foster Foundation.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Regular physical activity is one of the strongest interventions supported by research.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • The pups were adopted from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London, of which Camilla is patron.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The city in 2024 adopted a wide-ranging plan to guide economic development and traffic safety improvements on Stockton Boulevard.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopted
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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