plummets

present tense third-person singular of plummet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of plummets According to official figures, even when the thermometer plummets to minus 22 °F (-30 °C), a situation that cripples most electric vehicles, the Atto 8 can still execute a 20 % to 97% charge in just 12 minutes. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 With the married couple of Robert and Camille Sims careening off onto very different moral trajectories, Camille must confront troubling truths as her conscience plummets into the pits of Hades, while Robert is on a profound journey of salvation. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 While students using unrestricted AI show immediate performance improvement while using AI agents, their performance plummets once the tool is removed. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas plummets down the board with its 8th place finish, and now sits outside the playoff positions. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummets
Verb
  • Outnumbered two-to-one and outspent by many magnitudes more, the election plunges California Republicans deeper into the political wilderness.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The series follows survivors living at a fortified prepper compound in the Rocky Mountains known as The Homestead after a nuclear attack on LA plunges the country into chaos.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • That trend runs against the old explanation for demographic change, which held that fertility invariably falls as a community or society gets richer.
    — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
  • After subtracting the $33,200 standard deduction, their taxable income would be $96,800, which falls below the 0% threshold.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • From trashing bedrooms and throwing couches, the pair tumbles down stairs and has a chase across the lawn before ending up in the pool.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Front load washers are built with a horizontal drum that tumbles the clothes in each cycle.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Still, the ratings declines are a problem for Fox and Fox News, which will need to turn things around at some point.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Rama asks Lakshmana to share the responsibilities of government and accept the position of heir apparent, but Lakshmana declines.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Whisk it into salad dressings, marinades or dips like hummus.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Multiple bulk containers of sauces and dips in walk-in cooler nearest back loading area have unhandled utensils present in product for dispensing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Even 20 or so minutes after the game went final — a 26-21 loss to the Denver Broncos, which drops the Carolina Panthers to 3-5 on the season — Young was unhappy.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026
  • But the medical expert hired to review the case homed in on Stephanie and Eric’s decision to give Gwen the vitamin K drops instead of the shot.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Plummets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummets. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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