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
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
Shedeur Sanders' draft stock plummeting didn't help, either.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
General exasperation with the team has the market for both tickets and SBLs plummeting.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2016
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Church attendance is plummeting across America and churches are closing.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
That record-breaking streak has largely come down to plummeting costs for solar panels and wind turbines, the leading forms of clean power generation.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The tech giant Oracle is expected to lay off thousands of employees as the company, formerly headquartered in Silicon Valley, attempts to address its plummeting stock price tied to artificial intelligence commitments, according to CNBC.
—USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The app, which was announced to much fanfare late last year, has struggled to retain users, with downloads plummeting.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
The groups that remain, notably the National Symphony, have experienced plummeting attendance.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere, the film division was impacted by a 19-percent drop in sales to French broadcasters; and plummeting Pay 2 window deals.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
Shedeur Sanders' draft stock plummeting didn't help, either.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
General exasperation with the team has the market for both tickets and SBLs plummeting.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2016
Verb
Limited inventory intensified competition among buyers, with home listings plummeting 28% compared with a year earlier and properties selling for 23% above the asking price.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Church attendance is plummeting across America and churches are closing.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
That record-breaking streak has largely come down to plummeting costs for solar panels and wind turbines, the leading forms of clean power generation.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The tech giant Oracle is expected to lay off thousands of employees as the company, formerly headquartered in Silicon Valley, attempts to address its plummeting stock price tied to artificial intelligence commitments, according to CNBC.
—USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The app, which was announced to much fanfare late last year, has struggled to retain users, with downloads plummeting.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
The groups that remain, notably the National Symphony, have experienced plummeting attendance.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere, the film division was impacted by a 19-percent drop in sales to French broadcasters; and plummeting Pay 2 window deals.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeting
Noun
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Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026
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Speaker Emily Coughlan will recap the dramatic 1912 sinking of the oceanliner and tell stories of survivors who eventually made it to Central Florida.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Near-term commercial Starship launches are already contracted at about $90 million, with long-term targets plunging to $2-10 million per launch as reusability matures.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices are plunging, with WTI crude down more than 17% to $93 a barrel.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at GasBuddy, said prices at the pump could start dropping as soon as this weekend, although the decline could initially amount to only a few cents per gallon.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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While not endangered, American woodcocks have experienced a population decline in recent decades.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That took share from price as sellers’ top concern, falling from nearly half of agents ranking it first to 39%.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Antarctic sea ice is declining at record rates, according to climate scientists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The new listings, published Wednesday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, cite factors such as warming ocean waters, melting sea ice and declining availability of food to sustain such species.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Adell had just stolen a home run, tumbling over the waist-high wall near the right-field foul pole, which frames the left side of the photo.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Derek Hill singled and scored on Meidroth's double, a liner to left that landed in front of a tumbling Ward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Temperatures are expected to warm near 80 degrees on Monday, before dipping to the upper 60s on Tuesday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Artistic geniuses will continue dipping their toes in AI and fans shouldn’t expect easy answers.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Shortly after dropping his ailing bid for reelection, Adams embarked on a four-day trip to Albania, meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and members of his Cabinet, along with local business leaders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In addition, a helicopter shot in the teaser sweeps low over Oyster Bay, dropping Miranda and Andy at a sprawling waterfront compound that eagle-eyed viewers—or real estate insiders—may recognize as the former estate of Billy Joel.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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