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as in to dip
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
prices for those televisions have really plunged since they were first introduced
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as in to fall
to lead or extend downward
a stairway plunging into darkness
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as in drop
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
an overnight plunge in temperature sent the thermometer to below the freezing mark
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Recent Examples of plunge
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Trump has plunged the United States into an erratic trade war that threatens higher inflation and rising unemployment.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason wintertime is Bermuda’s off season—the ocean is more of a cold plunge, the famous pink beaches are too breezy for sunning, and a jacket, not a bikini, is the costume de rigueur.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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Verb
More broadly, greater sage-grouse numbers have plunged across the American West.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
Trump has plunged the United States into an erratic trade war that threatens higher inflation and rising unemployment.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Noun
Photo: Dimension Films/Everett Collection The Matrix had been out for less than a month when along came a much gooier plunge down the virtual rabbit hole.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason wintertime is Bermuda’s off season—the ocean is more of a cold plunge, the famous pink beaches are too breezy for sunning, and a jacket, not a bikini, is the costume de rigueur.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunge
Verb
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The program dives into how gut health impacts mood, stress and mental clarity with an approachable guide for resetting your microbiome in just one week.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Sullivan made the discovery while diving in a canal near Plantation, Florida, in August 2024, nearly 50 years after Doris Wurst and her 3-year-old daughter Caren went missing.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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If Toronto needs to dip further down the depth chart for starts, the two new additions could soon be options.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But the chances of survival start to dip after just 12 hours.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Last night, the Rockies were 0-for-7 after falling behind 1-2.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Without employer pensions or consistent guidance, more of the retirement burden falls squarely on individuals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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According to a Gartner report, companies today are using just 33% of their martech stack capabilities—a startling drop from 58% a few years ago.—
Richard Jones,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The multinational conglomerate reported first-quarter net revenues of 35.8 billion euros ($40.7 billion), reflecting a 14% drop from the same period last year.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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In the first quarter, national trucking volumes tumbled 13.8 percent from the year prior, the best year-over-year reading since the third quarter of 2023, according to the quarterly U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
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Someone putting the last piece into their word puzzle only to watch the entire thing tumble down to the ground?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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That the posing and posturing for the public continued even as the Pentagon descended into turmoil over his rocky leadership seemed to say something, too.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The hospital’s staff had braced for an onslaught of wounded after learning of the disaster, an army of ambulances having descended on the farm to the southwest of the city center where the plane’s carcass lay burning.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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It was not immediately known how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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From a family of Italian descent, the brothers took wildly different paths, with Robert Sirico going the route of the faithful and Tony heading first for some run-ins with the law, then to Hollywood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Officials declined to disclose details of the vehicle, but the plant mostly produces Mercedes-Benz SUVs.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Muir declined to speak to The Athletic about the evolution of Stanford athletics.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Plunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunge. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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