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Recent Examples of plunking
Bird replaced Cruz but wasn’t any sharper, walking Otto Lopez on four pitches and then plunking pinch-hitter Griffin Conine to load the bases.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Although details are still scarce, the project is not about plunking a new architectural icon down in Bloomsbury or competing with Norman Foster’s great glass dome.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Fuentes was shaky at first, plunking Orioles third baseman Colin Yeaman with his third pitch.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Although details are still scarce, the project is not about plunking a new architectural icon down in Bloomsbury or competing with Norman Foster’s great glass dome.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
Fuentes was shaky at first, plunking Orioles third baseman Colin Yeaman with his third pitch.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunking
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The design is meant to be sleeker than just plopping in the lighting.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
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But few are as rage-inducing as plopping into a gaping pothole.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pidgeon’s lip biting and hair tossing was also an intentional choice.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Brody Getchell finished 2-for-3 offensively, driving in a trio of runs while tossing a clean inning in relief as Whitman-Hanson (2-0) defeated Patriot League rival Plymouth South, 7-1.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Plunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunking. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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