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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
In one set of photos, she is seen wearing a black dress with a plunging neckline from the collection.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The dress featured a plunging neckline and thick straps with a hemline above Cavallari’s knees.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Thanks to the plunging costs of providing AI services – as evidenced with the DeepSeek announcement in January – the innovation possible through AI is now accessible without massive hardware investments.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Consumer spending will be hurt by higher prices, declining consumer confidence, layoffs of federal employees and plunging stock prices.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
There was, of course, the plunging tropical Jennifer Lopez dress seen around the world.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Tracking data showed that the flight reached an altitude of 1,650 feet before plunging to earth, but the plane's pilots never conveyed any distress to the local air traffic control tower.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Some suggest the method of slaughtering an octopus — plunging them into an ice slurry — is also too cruel.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
The accusations, laid out in a 272-page indictment, suggest that Brazil came strikingly close to plunging back into, in effect, a military dictatorship nearly four decades into its modern democracy.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The dress featured a plunging neckline and thick straps with a hemline above Cavallari’s knees.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Thanks to the plunging costs of providing AI services – as evidenced with the DeepSeek announcement in January – the innovation possible through AI is now accessible without massive hardware investments.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Consumer spending will be hurt by higher prices, declining consumer confidence, layoffs of federal employees and plunging stock prices.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
There was, of course, the plunging tropical Jennifer Lopez dress seen around the world.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Tracking data showed that the flight reached an altitude of 1,650 feet before plunging to earth, but the plane's pilots never conveyed any distress to the local air traffic control tower.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Some suggest the method of slaughtering an octopus — plunging them into an ice slurry — is also too cruel.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
The accusations, laid out in a 272-page indictment, suggest that Brazil came strikingly close to plunging back into, in effect, a military dictatorship nearly four decades into its modern democracy.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunging
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Other than grabbing sunscreen, rash guard and a snack, her day’s work involved inspecting various coral reefs and diving down sixty feet to the ocean floor.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Snook likens the performance to diving into a very cold swimming pool.—
Hannah-Rose Yee,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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That was after falling less than 13,000 fans short of 3 million in 2022.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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And what's in Jim's hand as he's seen descending the stairways?—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
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Inflation, which had peaked at an annual rate above 9%, was descending fitfully toward the Fed's goal of 2%.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Temperatures will climb to around 70 degrees on Tuesday before dipping to 67 degrees on Wednesday.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2025
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But why limit ranch to dipping finger foods or flavoring everyone's favorite casserole?—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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His schizophrenic, on-again, off-again tariff edicts against our close allies have sent markets tumbling and consumer confidence plummeting.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Whatever your views on the policy, plummeting border crossings — paired with White House deportation plans — mean economic adjustment ahead.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Plunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunging. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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