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to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummeted
Since tensions ratcheted up between the two countries and the 50 percent tariffs on India went into effect, bilateral trade has plummeted.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The stock, which plummeted to start the year, has rallied back and is now up almost 9% in 2025.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The number of Indian nationals who entered the US on student visas in July and August plummeted by roughly 45% compared to the numbers seen during the same months last year.
—Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The plane struck a car on the runway, and both the vehicle and the aircraft plummeted into the ocean at the same time.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
That the Avs had to include two assets to acquire a less-productive center suggests that Mittelstadt’s stock had plummeted.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Coordinator Jesse Minter’s unit has plummeted in efficiency rankings as a result.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Public confidence in higher education has plummeted in recent years amid high tuition prices, skyrocketing student loans and a dismal job market — plus ideological concerns from conservatives.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
But after an injury sidelined him for two games, his production plummeted.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
The stock, which plummeted to start the year, has rallied back and is now up almost 9% in 2025.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The number of Indian nationals who entered the US on student visas in July and August plummeted by roughly 45% compared to the numbers seen during the same months last year.
—Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The plane struck a car on the runway, and both the vehicle and the aircraft plummeted into the ocean at the same time.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
That the Avs had to include two assets to acquire a less-productive center suggests that Mittelstadt’s stock had plummeted.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Coordinator Jesse Minter’s unit has plummeted in efficiency rankings as a result.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Public confidence in higher education has plummeted in recent years amid high tuition prices, skyrocketing student loans and a dismal job market — plus ideological concerns from conservatives.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
But after an injury sidelined him for two games, his production plummeted.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
Verb
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The trees had already been felled and piled by the landowner; the log piles were initially slated to be burned to reduce the fire hazard.—
Syris Valentine,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What began as a mother’s attempt to capture a picture-perfect vacation moment aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream ended in tragedy, as police say a 5-year-old girl plunged from a deck after being encouraged to climb into an open porthole.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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As the war in Gaza dragged on, and Israel plunged deeper into the Palestinian territory, the settler right appeared poised to obtain its prize.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shares of regional banks tumbled on Thursday as fears mounted around the health of their lending businesses.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Shares of both banks tumbled Thursday, dragging down other lenders along with the broader market, as Wall Street turned fearful about potential threats elsewhere and relived memories of Silicon Valley Bank’s implosion just two years ago.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Most recently, Alverson has also dipped his toe into advising sorority hopefuls as a rush coach — part of an emerging market for girls looking to polish up their image before heading off to college.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the height of the vigils, there were 300 people, according to organizers, but attendance dipped after the center was ordered by a federal judge to slowly empty the facility in August.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski previously declined to comment on whether King is linked to the alleged harassing phone calls.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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After crunching the numbers to exclude armies of data-scraping AI bots, the Wikimedia Foundation says that between March and August this year, the number of Wikipedia page views coming from real humans declined by 8% year-on-year.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century.—
NPR,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Plummeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeted. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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