as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummeting
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
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Aaron Garth Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Chesapeake employs 344 before a collapse in natural gas prices sends its stock value plummeting.
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Steve Lackmeyer,
Oklahoman,
25 Feb. 2026
The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation's currency plummeting.
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Berly McCoy,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2026
Successive polls have shown his approval rating on immigration plummeting.
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Richard Hall,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung.
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John Pye,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2026
Beck, the Miami quarterback, played at Georgia last season, but an injury in the SEC title game ended his season and sent his draft stock plummeting.
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Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
But with Nvidia’s shares having gained so much in recent months, a miss on Wednesday, or cautious guidance tied to China restrictions, could send the stock plummeting.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
At the top of Tormenta’s 309-foot-tall lift hill, the 24-seat floorless dive coaster train will hang over the edge briefly before plummeting down a 95-degree beyond-vertical first drop.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 June 2026
With real interest rates effectively negative and a hawkish BOK signaling multiple increases, bond yields are soaring, and prices are plummeting.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Iran fell behind twice, but the team rallied to avoid plummeting to the bottom of its group.
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Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
The Western birth rate, of course, is plummeting too.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Promotional videos on the company's website show pairs of people stepping off the edges of towering cliffs and briefly plummeting before their parachutes open.
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CBS News,
16 June 2026
With Doctor Who‘s ratings plummeting and Disney walking away from a co-production deal with the BBC, the Doctor himself has been in need of emergency treatment for some time now.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
New research is linking America’s plummeting birth rate to the rise of the iPhone, providing evidence that smartphone use is causing people to have fewer children.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Noun
This review may have already given away a little too much, but high places and plummeting are important details in this story.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
—
Aaron Garth Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
Chesapeake employs 344 before a collapse in natural gas prices sends its stock value plummeting.
—
Steve Lackmeyer,
Oklahoman,
25 Feb. 2026
The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation's currency plummeting.
—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2026
Successive polls have shown his approval rating on immigration plummeting.
—
Richard Hall,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung.
—
John Pye,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2026
Beck, the Miami quarterback, played at Georgia last season, but an injury in the SEC title game ended his season and sent his draft stock plummeting.
—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
But with Nvidia’s shares having gained so much in recent months, a miss on Wednesday, or cautious guidance tied to China restrictions, could send the stock plummeting.
—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Wine Institute argues that imports have decreased and are not to blame for plummeting business.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
At the top of Tormenta’s 309-foot-tall lift hill, the 24-seat floorless dive coaster train will hang over the edge briefly before plummeting down a 95-degree beyond-vertical first drop.
—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 June 2026
With real interest rates effectively negative and a hawkish BOK signaling multiple increases, bond yields are soaring, and prices are plummeting.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Iran fell behind twice, but the team rallied to avoid plummeting to the bottom of its group.
—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
The Western birth rate, of course, is plummeting too.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Promotional videos on the company's website show pairs of people stepping off the edges of towering cliffs and briefly plummeting before their parachutes open.
—
CBS News,
16 June 2026
With Doctor Who‘s ratings plummeting and Disney walking away from a co-production deal with the BBC, the Doctor himself has been in need of emergency treatment for some time now.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
New research is linking America’s plummeting birth rate to the rise of the iPhone, providing evidence that smartphone use is causing people to have fewer children.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeting
Noun
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Finding the wreck Official records detailing Hōfuku Maru’s sinking were incomplete and inconsistent, Beckensall said.
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Actual sinking exercises provide valuable data on structural damage, flooding, shock effects, and sinking behaviour.
Verb
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South Korea’s Kospi jumped more than 3% after plunging roughly 10% on Tuesday.
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The swimsuit featured a plunging neckline, asymmetrical waist cutouts and thin wraparound straps that accentuated her figure.
Noun
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That window is shorter than most executives assume, as mental and physical declines often begin earlier than midlife, while the leader still feels fully capable and engaged.
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The decline in energy prices is easing inflation concerns, which has helped push the 10-year Treasury yield down roughly 9 basis points.
Verb
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The aim is to prevent the level of pensions from falling and ward off the need for a big long-term increase of the levy employees pay into the pension system.
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Low temperatures will remain warm and humid, falling only into the upper 70s.
Verb
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With only a week of freedom under his belt, Cribbs said Powell is declining interviews for now, reentering the world with some trepidation.
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Investors must focus on forward-looking changes and a clear path for value realization, understanding that a declining stock isn't safer if its intrinsic value falls faster.
Verb
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News of their leaving sent Google’s shares tumbling more than 5% on Monday.
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That shows up clearly in the data, with UK goods exports tumbling relative to other major economies since 2016.
Verb
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Slight relief arrives this weekend with highs dipping into the mid- to upper 80s.
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The princess wore a white outfit for the occasion, and she was seen dipping into a curtsy for both the emperor and the empress, in addition to handshakes.
Verb
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Phillies starter Zack Wheeler dominated — with help from center fielder Derek Hill, whose jaw-dropping catch robbed Juan Soto of a home run — to spoil interim manager Andy Green’s in-dugout Mets debut.
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Top Employees Making Avoidable Mistakes One sign is when your best people start dropping the ball.
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“Plummeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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