as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
Sacramento must now fund Proposition 36 Man suspected in fatal Tustin gas station stabbing turns himself in
Orange County home sales plummet 31%.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
But after the county launched an aggressive public campaign to educate residents about securing garbage containers that attract hungry bears with no access to a natural food supply, incident reports plummeted.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
But his scoring, rebounding and assist numbers all dipped this season, and his shooting percentages plummeted, especially from beyond the arc.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
With the network in crisis, morale has plummeted among the staff of its evening and morning news shows.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
But after the county launched an aggressive public campaign to educate residents about securing garbage containers that attract hungry bears with no access to a natural food supply, incident reports plummeted.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
But his scoring, rebounding and assist numbers all dipped this season, and his shooting percentages plummeted, especially from beyond the arc.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
With the network in crisis, morale has plummeted among the staff of its evening and morning news shows.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummet
Verb
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More housing with fewer people needing housing, prices will fall.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In May 2022 — three years ago — Caltrans estimated that the project would cost $433 million, meaning that in addition to falling behind schedule, the cost has gone up by about $96 million in that time.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Any amount of sustained rain, much less a hurricane in what’s expected to be a busy season, can plunge the nation into more distress.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Even as her job at The Dial plunged her deeper into the heart of Transcendentalism, Fuller began to separate herself from the movement.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The April 11 ruling came during a hearing in Maryland, where a Justice Department attorney declined to provide basic details about Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
7 June 2025
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From 2015 to 2022, the number of 12- to 17-year-old American adolescents using inhalants declined from 684,000 in 2015 to 554,000 in 2022, according to the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Verb
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They are tumbled together with protein-rich quinoa and then mounded over a bed of massaged kale.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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Though a bright spot for Coty, valuations of beauty stocks are largely down, and Coty shares have tumbled 50% since last year.—
Sylvan Lebrun,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The roll comes already dipped with soy sauce, so resist the urge to dunk each piece before taking a bite.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Soto was 0 for 4 and didn't get a ball out of the infield as his batting average dipped to .224.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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And the swing-and-miss rates on all four of Ober’s go-to pitches have dropped substantially compared with 2024.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Prosecutors say Read backed into O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage after dropping him off at the home for a house party and then left him to die outside during a historic blizzard.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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