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as in complete
having no exceptions or restrictions
a horror movie that's plumb trash and further evidence of the deterioration of popular culture
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2
as in vertical
rising straight up
the wall was not plumb, so everything else in the room was out of kilter
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
I can't believe he walked plumb into the tree, without even seeing it!
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as in fully
chiefly dialect
to a full extent or degree
I'm plumb tuckered out
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as in immediately
without delay
we had no sooner resolved that crisis than we plumb rushed into another one
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Recent Examples of plumb
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
While still on Dawson’s Creek, Van Der Beek hosted Saturday Night Live — the musical guest was Everlast — and landed a plumb role in Varsity Blues, playing a second-string high school quarterback who leaps into the breach when the star suffers an injury.
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Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Regular drain maintenance and prompt attention to small problems can go a long way toward keeping your bathroom plumbing running smoothly.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Adjective
There will be other plumb roles, including that of Mr Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
While still on Dawson’s Creek, Van Der Beek hosted Saturday Night Live — the musical guest was Everlast — and landed a plumb role in Varsity Blues, playing a second-string high school quarterback who leaps into the breach when the star suffers an injury.
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Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
The second level is that of the novel, whose task is to plumb the depths of the human condition.
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Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Regular drain maintenance and prompt attention to small problems can go a long way toward keeping your bathroom plumbing running smoothly.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumb
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There’s a fitness center for action, a spa for pampering, and for families or groups wanting complete privacy, the exclusive-use Monwana Residence has its own chef, butler, private safari vehicle and guide team.
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The county, which released the case files, said the documents do not present the complete picture of what happened.
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.
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According to reporting by Defence Blog, the V-BAT, officially designated the MQ-35A by the US military, is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone designed to operate from ships, expeditionary bases, and other locations where conventional aircraft would struggle to launch or recover.
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Stood as straight as an I-beam.
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Buehler retired nine straight between Josh Jung’s one-out single in the first inning and Wyatt Langford’s one-out walk in the fourth.
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Raising this concern to the funeral director is a great option as that person may have encountered a similar situation and be fully prepared to help walk the family through it with sensitivity to the needs of all involved.
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Overall, across roles analyzed in the first quarter of this year, 77% of new job postings were fully on-site, compared to 19% hybrid and 4% fully remote, the placement firm reports.
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Arraez fouled a ball off the top of his right foot in the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday, immediately dropping to the ground in pain but ultimately staying in the game.
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Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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While other universities scale back research amid federal funding uncertainty, Tulane University will lead a sweeping redevelopment of the vacant Charity Hospital.
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English cricket has been in utter chaos for the last two weeks and the most damning indictment of those in charge is that this is a mess very much of their own making.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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The solitary daisy-like golden yellow flowers emerge from slender, erect stems.
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The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
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“Plumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumb. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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