Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked down
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In these cases, the court has struck down statutory limits on the president’s ability to remove federal officials, enabling much greater presidential control.—
Graham G. Dodds,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Most of the court’s active judges were appointed by Republican presidents though two of the three judges who struck down the law were appointed by Democrats.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stocks were knocked down a bit in afternoon trading by declines in key technology names like Palantir Technologies, Tesla and Nvidia.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Mitchell knocked down the resulting free throw to extend Indiana’s lead to eight.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small children and elderly people can accidentally be knocked over, so give your dog space or redirect their zoomies to a safer area like a dog park.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles plopped a second helping of victory on our plate.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Plunked down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20down. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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