plummets

verb

present tense third-person singular of plummet
as in plunges
to go to a lower level especially abruptly a week in which stock prices plummeted

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Recent Examples of plummets David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 June 2026 People run for safety as a drone, probably downed by Russian air defenses, plummets into a building in a sprawling marketplace. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 As the temperatures climb higher and higher, our desire to cook often plummets in the opposite direction. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 But conditions in the global oil market are set to worsen in the next few weeks, Morgan Stanley analysts warned, as the rate of releases from global strategic reserves plummets to less than a third of current levels. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 May 2026 As the two riders swing in a circle, the ride's cable snaps and the capsule plummets toward the ground. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 But Venus plummets out of the evening sky in the next few weeks. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026 And when the temperature inevitably plummets in the first few months, the bob will no doubt disguise itself under the Olsen or Victoria Beckham turtleneck tuck, a technique that involves covering the ends of the hair in a high-neck sweater or jacket. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025 Yet the sensation of a work that, in translation from one medium to another, no longer defies gravity but sort of roughly plummets back down to terra firma can’t easily be shaken off. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummets
  1. plunges
  2. falls
  3. tumbles
  4. declines
  5. dips
  6. drops
Verb
  • Dexter grapples with killing her, but Rudy eventually can’t handle Dexter’s hesitance and takes the knife into his own hands—and nearly plunges it into Debra’s chest before Dexter stops him.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • In six parts, The American Revolution, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, plunges us into the momentous war that led to the nation’s founding.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Definition of plunges
Verb
  • The investigators ask whether this discovery falls within the scope of her project.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Your body temperature typically rises throughout the morning and afternoon, peaks in the evening, and then falls late at night.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Then the wisdom tumbles like Milk Duds fresh from the concessionaire.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of tumbles
Verb
  • Many international students pay full tuition, turning them an increasingly important source of revenue as domestic enrollment declines.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Alan Jackson declines comment With that, the judge left the bench, taking no comment or questions from the lawyers present.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of declines
Verb
  • Even if that number dips, the addition of Jaylen Waddle screams that Nix will throw at least 25 touchdowns.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
  • On The Porch There’s a particular kind of magic that comes when the sun dips below the treetops and the soundtrack of a summer evening fills the air—crickets, cicadas, and whip-poor-wills.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of dips
Verb
  • Additionally, any errant water drops that land on leaves are more likely to spread disease or discolor them during this time.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Just make sure to pack a jacket for when the temperature drops.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of drops

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