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as in falling
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 descending
to lead or extend downward
a stairway plunging into darkness
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Recent Examples of plunging
Observers warn that any attempt to disarm it by force risks plunging the country into civil conflict.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Some might argue that the United States is risking plunging itself into an ethically questionable war, but that is unlikely.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The sexy look had a mesh panel and a plunging neckline adorned with lace, leaving little to the imagination.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Sales at Kohl’s hovered in the $18 billion to $20 billion range until plunging to $16 billion in 2020 due to the pandemic.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Credit that to plunging sales of Revlimid and other drugs such as Abraxane (to treat a variety of cancers) and Sprycel (to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia).
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Later that night, the pair continued their romantic Italian getaway, with Gerber switching into a black halter mididress with a plunging neckline and backless design.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
The opening scene of Season 2 sees Cole Walter (Noah LaLonde) pick up his younger brother from the bus back home from Montana, plunging viewers right back into the tension between the two counterparts of the show’s main love triangle.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Destriau pointed to the reinstatement of container capacity on the trans-Pacific trade lane as a key pressure point, with the average freight rate for 40-foot container plunging 17 percent from the quarter prior to $2,958.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Some might argue that the United States is risking plunging itself into an ethically questionable war, but that is unlikely.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The sexy look had a mesh panel and a plunging neckline adorned with lace, leaving little to the imagination.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Sales at Kohl’s hovered in the $18 billion to $20 billion range until plunging to $16 billion in 2020 due to the pandemic.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Credit that to plunging sales of Revlimid and other drugs such as Abraxane (to treat a variety of cancers) and Sprycel (to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia).
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Later that night, the pair continued their romantic Italian getaway, with Gerber switching into a black halter mididress with a plunging neckline and backless design.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
The opening scene of Season 2 sees Cole Walter (Noah LaLonde) pick up his younger brother from the bus back home from Montana, plunging viewers right back into the tension between the two counterparts of the show’s main love triangle.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Destriau pointed to the reinstatement of container capacity on the trans-Pacific trade lane as a key pressure point, with the average freight rate for 40-foot container plunging 17 percent from the quarter prior to $2,958.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunging
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As the summer winds down and days begin growing shorter, there's no better time to curl up with a good book—and this September, the shelves are stacked with fresh stories worth diving into.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Now, critics say, Southwest risks diving back into the same controversy.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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And customers are falling for it.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other big stories ➤ The median rent on a one-bedroom Phoenix-area apartment is falling after the region led the nation in price increases in 2021.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In late December 1980, US Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge saw strange lights descending into the forest.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Another cold front is descending across the Great Lakes region later Wednesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The paddlers, all youths from Indigenous communities in the Americas, scampered off their kayaks and raced across the sandbar, ceremoniously ending the trip by dipping their fingers in the choppy sea water.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Temperatures will be as much as 20 degrees below average in some places, with highs dipping down into the 50s, which might be enough to keep some people away from the beach.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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But leaders on both the left and the right should be able to agree that no family should have to worry about poor ventilation, lead pipes, or sinking floors at their child's school.—
Erica Mosca,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dramatic video shows a brand-new luxury yacht sinking just minutes after it was launched off the coast of Turkey, forcing its crew to leap overboard.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Or the opposite, suddenly words are tumbling onto a page as if someone else is conducting.—
Beverly Gologorsky
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Renee Parenteau To say that Shannon Miller knows about tumbling in gymnastics would be an understatement.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Burberry's share price has fallen sharply over recent years, declining almost 80% from April 2023 to September 2024, as waning sales and a slew of management changes exacerbated a wider luxury downturn.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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That growing influencer base among podcasters contrasts with the declining reach of legacy TV networks and cable channels.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pheu Thai's crisis was triggered back in June by Anutin's withdrawal from its alliance, which left the coalition government clinging to power with a razor-thin majority amid protests and plummeting popularity.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Its 2021 return to profitability was short-lived, with pre-tax profits plummeting from $29 million in 2022 to $10 million in 2023, a year when global revenue growth was flat and the company missed internal forecasts.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Plunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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