plummet

verb

ˈplə-mət How to pronounce plummet (audio)
Definition of plummetnext
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 Morale has plummeted as a succession of mostly temporary leaders has come and gone. — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 During his reign, the city’s rates of disease and mortality plummeted. — Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Global employee engagement has plummeted, costing $438 billion, primarily due to declining manager engagement. — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 First-round leader Peter Malnati opened with a 61 before plummeting to 4 under with a 71 and 74. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plummet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummet
  1. fall
  2. plunge
  3. decline
  4. tumble
  5. dip
  6. drop
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  • For years, the FDA has fallen far short on meeting its modest annual goals for foreign food facility inspections, the US Government Accountability Office has found, as the agency struggled to hire and train inspectors.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, an 18-year-old was seriously injured after falling onto an elevated platform.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of fall
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  • The stock plunged after SpaceX said in its first earnings report late Tuesday that capital expenditures were more than twice as high as revenue.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While on an anniversary trip with her husband, Bernadette Vander Meer plunged to her death from the iconic Angels Landing tower in Zion National Park.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of plunge
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  • The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, has released reports on declining inventories based on budget documents and other public information.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Nike had the option to match the adidas offer and declined, making way for the three-stripe era.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of decline
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  • Oil prices tumbled at the start of the week on optimism that a deal to reopen the strait could be imminent.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • White, the former Illinois secretary of state, is on the Snowballs’ advisory board, and Emmanuel McGhee, the tumbling team’s head coach, is also a coach for the Snowballs.
    — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumble
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  • Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister both dipped in physicality last season, leading to Liverpool’s back four suffering from a lack of protection at points.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Berry posed near the shoreline in an animal-print cover-up layered over a black lace lingerie bodysuit as the sun dipped toward the ocean.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dip
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  • The Mariners have dropped four of their last five and trail the final AL wild-card spot by 3 1/2 games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The loss dropped Orlando to 2-5 since returning to action from the league’s summer break.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of drop

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