plummets

present tense third-person singular of plummet

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Verb
  • Regardless, that slight is the last thing Prater hears before Dexter plunges a knife into his heart.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond—where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • If the neighbor is smoking weed on private property doesn’t belong to them or their neighbor, Rosenthal said the responsibility to take action falls on the landlord.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Múlafossur Waterfall tumbles into the Atlantic below—its roar softened by Northern Fulmars wheeling overhead.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • At only 20 feet high, Abrams Falls’ stature isn’t its most impressive quality; however, the sheer force of water that tumbles down it is an experience to enjoy with several senses—certainly sight, but also sound and feel too.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bonnie Treichel, an attorney who specializes in ERISA, expects more firms to seize on private assets as the number of public companies declines and the private market grows.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Then the real value of dollars, meaning their purchasing power, declines.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From PB&Js and dips to smoothies and sauces, almost all of us have experienced the familiar flavor of peanut butter.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But Sheeran also dips into world beats, inspired by recording for a month in India.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the coming months, key product drops, collection launches, new platform offering and in-store experiences, will be revealed.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This image captured through a submarine periscope shows a hit on a sea target after a United States B-2 bomber drops a QUICKSINK bomb over the Norwegian Sea on September 3, 2025.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Plummets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummets. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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