variants
or plonks (for)
as in endorses
to promote the interests or cause of
I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions
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Once a behemoth of culture and a refuge from politics, the center now endorses a narrow vision of art and espouses a MAGA agenda.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026 -
Cornyn has played up his ties to Trump and says if the president endorses him, the primary effectively is over.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Gonzalez, who lives in exile and advocates Venezuelan reforms from Spain, has not requested to be installed as head of state.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Jan. 2026
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Poore is the founder of On a Mission KC, a nonprofit organization that advocates for long-term shelter pets.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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These microorganisms are the base of a unique food chain that supports a community of cave-dwelling organisms.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sheep in the Box is is set in the near future in which a couple adopts a state-of-the-art humanoid as their son, while Look Back is adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s eponymous bestselling manga about two girls pursuing their dreams of becoming manga artists.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026
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Translating Anthony Burgess’s stylized, dystopian novel for the screen, Kubrick adopts a playful, formal approach that combines colorful, futuristic exuberance with rapid-fire editing, changes in camera speed, and a garish production design that melds space-age and Georgian-era aesthetics.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Plunks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunks%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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