plunged

verb

past tense of plunge
1
as in dived
to cast oneself head first into deep water she took a deep breath and plunged from the side of the pool

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2
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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3
as in descended
to lead or extend downward a stairway plunging into darkness

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Recent Examples of plunged After more than doubling through this year’s first six months, the Kospi has plunged 34% so far in July. — Stan Choe, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Meta’s stock plunged 8% Thursday, continuing its historic losing streak after lackluster earnings and revenue projections dimmed investor confidence in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI vision. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 July 2026 But more recent sales took a hit after the cyclospora outbreak plunged the company’s most important brand into a food-safety crisis. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,000 points yesterday while the Nasdaq Composite slid into correction territory. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Gerber’s bra and underwear were fully visible beneath her slinky LBD, which plunged all the way down to her ribcage. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026 Its shares plunged as much as 14% after the markets opened Thursday in New York, the biggest intraday decline since June 2025. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Ever since Netflix shared its second-quarter earnings report, its stock price has plunged. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Chick-fil-A’s loyal fans might assume the chain’s satisfaction score plunged, but the data tell a more nuanced story. — Staff Reports, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunged
  1. dived
  2. fell
  3. descended
  4. tumbled
  5. dipped
  6. declined
  7. plummeted
  8. dropped
Verb
  • Yamal’s strike was curling toward the right post, and Martinez dived to knock it away for his 10th save of the afternoon — the most ever in a World Cup final.
    — TIM REYNOLDS, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
  • The video clearly showed the forward had dived after a tackle from Leandro Paredes.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of dived
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  • But the traps that felled Starmer lurk in most issues Burnham must tackle.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Spain came into the game unbeaten in 36 games and took the lead from the penalty spot when Lucas Digne swung a leg without looking and felled Lamine Yamal.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Two days earlier, Delhi police officers had descended on Jantar Mantar, the eighteenth-century astronomical observatory and frequent site of protests in the nation’s capital, where Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28.
    — Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Parking is banned on Guthrie’s stretch of Camino Escalante, a restriction that was sparked by media that descended on her quiet neighborhood in February and March.
    — Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of descended
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  • Across China, hotel RevPAR has tumbled 6% year-on-year through late July, following a 1% drop in June, according to Smith Travel Research data cited by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Peralta is eliciting whiffs at a career-worst rate, and a strikeout rate that used to sit above 30 percent has tumbled down to the league average this year.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbled
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  • But just as staggering was one of the overnight lows, which dipped to only a searing 97 degrees F (36 degrees C)—a tie for the hottest low that the city’s ever seen, a record first set just three years ago.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
  • Just a few months ago, mortgage rates dipped below 6% for the first time in years, fueling hopes that lower borrowing costs would revive the sluggish housing market.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of dipped
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  • In an email signed by Stephen Tanner, Prosper's director of community engagement & experiences, the town also declined to answer questions.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lochrie, the attorney representing the developers, declined to name them.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of declined
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  • Raw viewership is down significantly as SmackDown’s viewership has plummeted by about 15 percent over the past year.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Such ongoing extreme hostility from the president has contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in the news media, which has plummeted to an all-time low.
    — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of plummeted
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  • The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Two other charges, destruction of evidence and resisting arrest, were dropped as part of a plea deal with the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of dropped

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