PLUMMETED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

plummeted

verb

past tense of plummet

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 Since installing Flock cameras in an Ohio parks district, the rate of thefts from vehicles parked in its lots has plummeted approximately 80% since 2024, a parks spokeswoman said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 A Little Haiti education center says attendance in its technology programs has plummeted. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026 Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF plummeted 24% in the first quarter, its worst performance since 2008. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 When South Korea’s stock market plummeted last month by more than 40% from its June high, Yun said data suggested that many traders who were using leverage to try and multiply returns were wiped out. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Peanut allergies among children have plummeted in recent years. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 Raw viewership is down significantly as SmackDown’s viewership has plummeted by about 15 percent over the past year. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Such ongoing extreme hostility from the president has contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in the news media, which has plummeted to an all-time low. — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

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The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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But, SpaceX plunged 37% in July, and 14% on Wednesday after issuing its first earnings report as a public company.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 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 plunged

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Across China, hotel RevPAR has tumbled 6% year-on-year through late July, following a 1% drop in June, according to Smith Travel Research data cited by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday.

— Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Peralta is eliciting whiffs at a career-worst rate, and a strikeout rate that used to sit above 30 percent has tumbled down to the league average this year.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of tumbled

Verb

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 dipped

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Quinn declined, however, to move Coleman earlier in camp when starting center Nick Allegretti went down with a calf injury, opting instead to use Julian Good-Jones and let Coleman focus on left guard.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
The case was rejected by the District Attorney’s office in April 2024, and the Santa Monica City Attorney’s office declined to press charges.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of declined

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The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dropped

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