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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
For entrepreneurs and business owners across the island, life has become difficult as tourism plummeted and their hopes of selling cheaper goods to fellow Cubans dashed against the rocks of a vastly harder economic reality.
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Ceci and Dumoulin had little positive impact on the Kings, who slipped in terms of defensive effectiveness, regressed tremendously in the transition game and plummeted all the way to 30th of 32 teams on the penalty kill.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Their share of first-time buyers plummeted from 71% to 60% in a single year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Chemical stocks – Shares of chemical producers with ties to the agriculture market plummeted after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Business owners and grocery store workers say sales have plummeted, forcing some to cut back on staffing.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
As of March 31, enrollment has plummeted to 732 students – well short of the 1,181 school administrators expected this school year.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Heating oil futures, which are a proxy for jet fuel, plummeted 13%.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The number of visas issued for new full-tuition-paying international students coming to the United States plummeted by nearly 100,000 this year, or 36%.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Ceci and Dumoulin had little positive impact on the Kings, who slipped in terms of defensive effectiveness, regressed tremendously in the transition game and plummeted all the way to 30th of 32 teams on the penalty kill.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Their share of first-time buyers plummeted from 71% to 60% in a single year.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Chemical stocks – Shares of chemical producers with ties to the agriculture market plummeted after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Business owners and grocery store workers say sales have plummeted, forcing some to cut back on staffing.
—Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
As of March 31, enrollment has plummeted to 732 students – well short of the 1,181 school administrators expected this school year.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Heating oil futures, which are a proxy for jet fuel, plummeted 13%.
—Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The number of visas issued for new full-tuition-paying international students coming to the United States plummeted by nearly 100,000 this year, or 36%.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
Verb
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In the piece, the Vicar of Christ is felled not by his oppressors but rather by a random cosmic event.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At its center is the story of a boy named Zac Brettler, who in November 2019, at the age of nineteen, plunged to his death from a balcony on the fifth floor of an upscale apartment complex a few minutes’ walk along the Thames from Tate Britain.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Milei’s popularity plummets amid corruption scandal in Argentina Argentinian President Javier Milei’s popularity plunged to a new low, as rising unemployment and a burgeoning corruption scandal threatened his ambitious economic program and prospects for reelection next year.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Inside him an acrobat tumbled over death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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American Airlines ' stock tumbled nearly 5%, while United Airlines ' slipped more than 2%.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The statewide median sale price dipped slightly to $545,000, down about 1% year over year, suggesting that while the market remains active, pricing power is softening.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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French consumer confidence in April dipped to its lowest level in almost three years, according to data published by France’s national statistics bureau, INSEE.—
Elsa Ohlen,Hugh Leask,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Westerheide declined to answer follow-up questions about the Patton autopsy.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That tax collector, Cheryl Blogoslawski, was suspended from her job in January, not long after a new mayor, Democrat Bobby Sanchez, took office after Stewart declined to seek a seventh two-year term.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Members of the press in attendance dropped to the floor.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Both medical providers were later charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the nurse was acquitted and charges were dropped against the doctor after a jury could not reach a verdict.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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