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 Guidewire Software — Shares of the platform for insurers plummeted 21% after revenue guidance for the current quarter fell short of expectations. — Michelle Fox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 In the aftermath, an elevator plummeted down to the basement, killing all five passengers inside. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 But average attendance plummeted after the 2017 season as fan sentiment turned on Helton. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Enrollment at some schools like Miami Killian Senior High has plummeted in the last two decades. — Austin Horn september 2, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 Salas struggled offensively throughout 2024, missed almost all of 2025 because of a stress reaction in his back and plummeted on prospect lists as a result. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Liu Yang / Getty Images file Once widespread across New Zealand, kakapo numbers plummeted after human arrival due to hunting, predators and habitat loss. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 Summary Several investor rights firms are threatening class actions against into Suja Life after its stock plummeted following disappointing Q2 earnings and reduced guidance, attributed to grocery channel weakness. — Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Inflation has soared above 80% and the value of the rial currency has plummeted. — Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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The goal came after Furuhashi got loose on a breakaway up the middle of the pitch, only to be felled by New England’s Will Sands in the center of the box, leaving referee Drew Fischer with an easy penalty call.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Mosaic terrazzo floors with a palm motif are nods to both Tiberius’s villas here and the Ethiopian palm that once stood like an icon outside the hotel, which was felled by a storm in the 1960s.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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While the 2020 conflict plunged relations into a deep freeze, the relationship between the two sides has improved markedly over the past year.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Crude oil traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz has plunged, and Iran has refused to reopen the waterway.

— Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of plunged

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Once the race restarted, Gasly tumbled down the order while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen rose to fight Russell for first, with the pair swiftly joined by Antonelli.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The pool and spa decks are covered entirely in Versailles-pattern tumbled travertine stone and surrounded by expansive views in every direction.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumbled

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Order could reshape federal wolf protections Gray wolves were first listed as endangered in 1967 after populations declined because of hunting and other human activities.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to provide further comment on the case to Fortune.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of declined

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For too many years an international break has dropped at this point of September, freezing the Premier League just as narratives were being set and excitement was rising.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Its crude imports dropped below 8 million barrels a day in May and June, falling for the first time since 2016, according to the EIA.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

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