plummeted

past tense of plummet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of plummeted In 2008, home values plummeted due to a housing crash, but in 2020, prices climbed as low interest rates fueled demand. Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025 The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 900 points on Monday, while the Nasdaq Composite plummeted 4%, its biggest one-day loss since 2022. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 As the company’s valuation plummeted back to 1990s levels, the once-unthinkable idea of an Intel takeover has become more plausible. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025 Morale inside the agency has plummeted, and retirees are growing fearful that the system might start faltering in getting checks out. Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Thanks to stronger air quality regulations, pollution levels have plummeted, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025 But first base has a lot to do with the WAR having plummeted. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Consider a new bill targeting commercial and music video production, which has also plummeted. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025 Rocket Lab — The stock plummeted more than 16% after the company offered weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
Verb
  • Pei chuan Kao was felled by Oshiro early on her way to the finals.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb down 16% Bristol-Myers is felling pressure after its schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, failed expectations during a trial examining its efficacy as an add-on therapy for the disorder.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • Tesla's stock has plunged since the inauguration (currently down over 40 percent) and its global sales are sluggish at best.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In March alone, shares have plunged more than 24%.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Liverpool remain on course for an emphatic Premier League title victory, a superb achievement given this is Slot’s first season in English football, but results have dipped.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Microsoft and Alphabet dipped about 2% and 4%, respectively.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Plummeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeted. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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