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as in fell
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 descended
to lead or extend downward
a stairway plunging into darkness
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Recent Examples of plunged
Unity has plunged 59% so far in 2026, among the worst performances in Jefferies’ basket.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Sporting a red leotard with a neckline that plunged all the way down to her sternum, Jenner accented the one-piece with matching sheer tights and peep-toe heels.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Months of covert planning led to the brazen operation that plunged the South American country’s capital into darkness as troops infiltrated Maduro’s home and whisked him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
But since then, Reuters recently reported, cocoa prices have plunged by 70 percent due to falling demand and because candy makers have developed alternatives to chocolate.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
The assassination led to a political vacuum and plunged Haiti deeper into chaos, with armed gangs running amok.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Amid continuing tensions with Bejing, the deficit in the goods trade with China plunged nearly 32% to $202 billion in 2025 on a sharp drop in both exports to and imports from the world's second-biggest economy.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Software and data stocks have plunged by many billions of dollars following the release of new tools such Anthropic’s Claude Cowork and OpenAI’s Codex.
—David Stout, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
This revelation plunged her into a period of intense anxiety and uncertainty.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Sporting a red leotard with a neckline that plunged all the way down to her sternum, Jenner accented the one-piece with matching sheer tights and peep-toe heels.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
Months of covert planning led to the brazen operation that plunged the South American country’s capital into darkness as troops infiltrated Maduro’s home and whisked him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
But since then, Reuters recently reported, cocoa prices have plunged by 70 percent due to falling demand and because candy makers have developed alternatives to chocolate.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
The assassination led to a political vacuum and plunged Haiti deeper into chaos, with armed gangs running amok.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Amid continuing tensions with Bejing, the deficit in the goods trade with China plunged nearly 32% to $202 billion in 2025 on a sharp drop in both exports to and imports from the world's second-biggest economy.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Software and data stocks have plunged by many billions of dollars following the release of new tools such Anthropic’s Claude Cowork and OpenAI’s Codex.
—David Stout, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
This revelation plunged her into a period of intense anxiety and uncertainty.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunged
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While some companies are just starting to dabble in AI deployment, early adopters have dived in.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Using the world's largest radio telescope array, The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have dived deeper into the turbulent and complex tendrils of gas and dust at the heart of our galaxy than ever before.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Using drone surveys to map the forest canopy, the team tested how views might shift if certain trees were felled, inching toward a location that felt both deliberate and deferential to the land.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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He is known for organizing high-profile demonstrations against immigration and Islam, which have occasionally descended into violence.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Indian leader stepped out of the plane beaming and descended the staircase to a big hug from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife, Sara Netanyahu.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The stock has tumbled nearly 36% from its 52-week high from July.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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An Orange County house hunter’s financial burden rose 17% in the past three years, while house payments tumbled 40% in 2007-2009.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Directed by Jerry Morka, the video finds BigX and company rolling out old-school automobiles dipped in candy paint with glistening rims, staying true to the Texan tradition of always doing it big.—
Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Warner’s stock dipped about 1%, while Paramount jumped more than 7%.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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LaBeouf has not entered a plea and declined to talk to reporters on Thursday after a New Orleans judge ordered him to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Gustin declined to answer specific question about the 13-year-old girl, citing privacy rules.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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During the war, Democratic voters’ approval of Israel plummeted to the single digits, according to some polls, and an array of politicians who had never before been vocal critics of Israel adopted harshly critical stances.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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CrowdStrike and Zscaler dropped about 10% each on Monday, while Netskope and Tenable plummeted about 12%.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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His prosecution has sparked outrage on social media and prompted several petitions calling for the charges against him to be dropped, including one signed by more than 380,000 people.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped the hammer on Anthropic Friday for denying the military ‘unobstructed’ access to its AI models.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Plunged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunged. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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