1
as in diving
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 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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3
as in descending
to lead or extend downward
a stairway plunging into darkness
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Recent Examples of plunging
In recent months, JNIM relentlessly attacked fuel tankers on the road, coming from neighboring Senegal and Ivory Coast, plunging Bamako into crisis well before the Iran war tightened global fuel supplies.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Lopez wowed in a striking silver bodysuit that featured a plunging neckline.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
By contrast, the R1 debut erased hundreds of billions of dollars from US equities, with Nvidia plunging 17% in a single session.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Saddam towered over Iraq’s political regime for nearly 30 years, plunging the country into multiple destructive wars, persecuting his own citizens and inflicting widespread trauma and suffering.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Newshows Floral Split Maxi Dress, $32 with coupon Go for a glamorous look in this maxi dress with a faux wrap front, plunging V-neckline, and colorful floral maxi skirt with a deep front slit.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran’s already fragile economy into freefall.
—Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Snow is expected to spread across the area Friday morning, followed by a hard freeze overnight that could send temperatures plunging to between 18 and 25 degrees, according to the National Weather Service office in Boulder.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Syria — which occupied a dismal third place in 2024 — has made the most dramatic exit, plunging all the way to 33rd following the fall of the Assad regime.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Lopez wowed in a striking silver bodysuit that featured a plunging neckline.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
By contrast, the R1 debut erased hundreds of billions of dollars from US equities, with Nvidia plunging 17% in a single session.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Saddam towered over Iraq’s political regime for nearly 30 years, plunging the country into multiple destructive wars, persecuting his own citizens and inflicting widespread trauma and suffering.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Newshows Floral Split Maxi Dress, $32 with coupon Go for a glamorous look in this maxi dress with a faux wrap front, plunging V-neckline, and colorful floral maxi skirt with a deep front slit.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The war in the Middle East is plunging Iran’s already fragile economy into freefall.
—Anniek Bao,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Snow is expected to spread across the area Friday morning, followed by a hard freeze overnight that could send temperatures plunging to between 18 and 25 degrees, according to the National Weather Service office in Boulder.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Syria — which occupied a dismal third place in 2024 — has made the most dramatic exit, plunging all the way to 33rd following the fall of the Assad regime.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunging
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In the bottom of the frame, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar made a scrambling, diving stop on Sal Stewart’s grounder behind second base, then Tovar nailed Matt McClain at the plate for the final out of the inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Video from inside the event showed attendees diving under tables and taking cover as panic spread throughout the room.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Bishop Moore junior Lucas Magro went 2-1 in the individual singles bracket and took the top seed, William Freshwater of Barron Collier, to a tiebreaker before falling 1-6, 6-1, (10-3).—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the Pistons were sloppy with the ball and careless overall in a 94-88 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night, falling behind 3-1 in their first-round Eastern Conference series.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of Russian drones were descending, each the size of a Jet Ski, accompanied by more than a dozen missiles.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Countries that tried to adopt Western-style democracy quickly after the Arab Spring largely failed, often descending into chaos, civil war or new forms of authoritarianism.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Serve them with a dipping sauce or a dollop of sour cream for an easy appetizer or light meal.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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For dipping the pillowy crust, I was told.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Chicago White Sox left fielder Tanner Murray went all-out in the 10th inning Sunday against the Washington Nationals, diving to catch CJ Abrams’ sinking liner.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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This sinking motion diverges at the ocean surface and helps enhance the trade winds which blow from east to west.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company's revenue for the period was in-line with expectations, but weaker-than-expected operating income guidance for the current quarter sent shares tumbling.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Of My Own Making opens when, after a decade of productive therapy, Burke discovers a photo of the car accident that took her beloved grandmother’s life, and thirty years of unprocessed grief and trauma come tumbling out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Reports in 2024 and 2025 indicated declining health, including low blood pressure, dizziness and heart problems, but these claims could not be independently verified.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Now these countries, like much of the world, are facing declining birth rates that threaten to upend their economies.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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For one, Lee indicated, the cost of using AI will become significantly lower, with performing inference—how AI analyzes data—for a large language model with 1 trillion parameters plummeting by more than 90% over the next four years, according to a report last month from analyst firm Gartner.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the final third, the civilization collapsed entirely, its population essentially plummeting to zero.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Plunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunging. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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