as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummeted
Silas Stein | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Pinterest shares plummeted 21% on Wednesday after lackluster third-quarter earnings as advertising took a hit from larger retailers dealing with tariffs.
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Production plummeted 75 percent.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Trans-Pacific westbound utilization rates plummeted from 39 percent to 24 percent, while Europe-to-Asia eastbound levels dropped from 45 percent to 36 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
In October, Ford's sales of EVs plummeted nearly 25% to 4,709 sold.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Since November 2022, when ChatGPT launched, the S&P 500 has surged more than 70% while job openings have plummeted roughly 30%.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
According to a report from the American Farm Bureau Federation, this year's turkey population has plummeted due to disease and sits around 195 million in 2025, a figure that is 3% less than 2024, and 36% less from 1996, where peak turkey farming hit a population of 303 million.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
As families have had fewer children or left the island, the population of Lemnos has plummeted by more than a third since the early 1950s, from a peak of more than 27,000 people to about 16,000 in the most recent census.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
At the start of last year, Frisch’s had more than 80 restaurants, but by New Year’s Day 2025 its store count had plummeted to just 31.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Jaures Yip, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Production plummeted 75 percent.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Trans-Pacific westbound utilization rates plummeted from 39 percent to 24 percent, while Europe-to-Asia eastbound levels dropped from 45 percent to 36 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
In October, Ford's sales of EVs plummeted nearly 25% to 4,709 sold.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Since November 2022, when ChatGPT launched, the S&P 500 has surged more than 70% while job openings have plummeted roughly 30%.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
According to a report from the American Farm Bureau Federation, this year's turkey population has plummeted due to disease and sits around 195 million in 2025, a figure that is 3% less than 2024, and 36% less from 1996, where peak turkey farming hit a population of 303 million.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
As families have had fewer children or left the island, the population of Lemnos has plummeted by more than a third since the early 1950s, from a peak of more than 27,000 people to about 16,000 in the most recent census.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
At the start of last year, Frisch’s had more than 80 restaurants, but by New Year’s Day 2025 its store count had plummeted to just 31.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Palantir — the poster child of that obsession — plunged nearly 8% despite its blowout quarter, while Oracle dropped almost 4%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Though Starbucks was early to the China coffee shop space, its market share there had plunged to 14% by last year, from 34% in 2019, Reuters reported (citing data from Euromonitor International).—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Netflix tumbled more than 10% for the week after missing earnings expectations, hit by a $619 million tax charge in Brazil.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The number of cancellations doubled to 148 Tuesday, while the number of delays dipped somewhat to 2,133, the website reported.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Olaplex sales dipped in the third quarter, but surpassed Wall Street sales forecasts.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Clark declined to comment when asked if some smaller-market clubs bring in more money than large-market clubs.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Through Hobbs, the farmer declined an interview.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Houston’s Kevin Durant dropped 37 points, with 16 coming at the charity stripe, but no other player on Houston’s roster scored more than 17.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The loss was an unfamiliar feeling for the Dodgers, who had only dropped one game this entire postseason entering Friday.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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