Thesaurus results for PLUMBED

plumbed

verb

past tense of plumb

as in scaled

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship

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Recent Examples of plumbed Every day for more than 30 years, NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has plumbed the cosmos to unveil secrets and wonders lurking in every corner of the universe. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026 West Ham are relegated, sorry Spurs survive The odds were stacked against West Ham United beating relegation yesterday and even in a year when Tottenham Hotspur plumbed appallingly abject depths, few clubs deserved it more. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026 The second floor is plumbed for an additional full bathroom while the third floor is partially finished with additional plumbing. —

Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 Outside, the large outbuilding has not yet been used for specific projects, but Steward explained the structure is fully insulated, plumbed for water, and wired for 100-amp electrical service. —

Des Moines Register, 19 Jan. 2026 Much as Wes Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos have plumbed Dafoe’s deliciously wicked sense of humor in pieces that straddle the line between the real and the archly stylized, Solnicki understands that a strong Dafoe performance must always teeter between the two. —

Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025 Toews has long plumbed the calamities and contradictions of her biography in her fiction. —

Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025

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Putin scaled down the annual May 9 Victory Day parade, fearing Ukrainian drone strikes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
This has not been a stellar season for Newcastle, and, relative to the momentous collective achievements of his first full season as captain, Guimaraes and his side have not scaled the same heights.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 29 May 2026