plumbs

present tense third-person singular of plumb
as in spans
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 plumbs With her steadfast vision and the solid craftsmanship of the clothes, Trotter plumbs still waters to conjure a universe in which control and release coexist. Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
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    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The store spans two floors and the furniture includes the Demi Lune console table by Adam Williams and another table designed by Stefan Leo.
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  • And if the tech scales globally, millions of pregnancy tests, disease-detection strips, and farm-diagnostic kits could end their decades-long dependence on petroleum plastics.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As Puck, the media company led by co-founder and editor-in-chief Jon Kelly, scales up with the acquisition of Air Mail, founder Graydon Carter is stepping back.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Plumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumbs. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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