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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
Yet his successor fared even worse, plunging Ghana into an economic crisis owing to fiscal mismanagement, a lack of economic diversification, and excessive public debt from unsustainable borrowing and spending.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The actress wore a head-turning couture champagne satin gown with a plunging square neckline and coulisse draping effect by Roberto Cavalli.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That, plus a lower-than-expected profit margin forecast, sent Ferrari shares plunging 15%.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Made from a delicate floral lace fabric, her dress included a halter silhouette and a plunging neckline.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
Beyond Meat shares have collapsed over the past five years, starting with a 48% plunge in 2021 and plunging further until Roundhill Investments added the stock to its Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME) on Monday.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
In Iowa, southwest, central, south-central and west-central portions of the state are impacted by the plunging temperatures, including Franklin, Humboldt, Wright and Pocahontas Counties, the NWS says.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
This could have generated sunlight-reflecting aerosols that cooled the Red Planet, plunging it into a global winter that could in turn have let ice accumulate for a prolonged time.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In one set of photos, she is seen wearing a black dress with a plunging neckline from the collection.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The actress wore a head-turning couture champagne satin gown with a plunging square neckline and coulisse draping effect by Roberto Cavalli.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That, plus a lower-than-expected profit margin forecast, sent Ferrari shares plunging 15%.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Made from a delicate floral lace fabric, her dress included a halter silhouette and a plunging neckline.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
Beyond Meat shares have collapsed over the past five years, starting with a 48% plunge in 2021 and plunging further until Roundhill Investments added the stock to its Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME) on Monday.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
In Iowa, southwest, central, south-central and west-central portions of the state are impacted by the plunging temperatures, including Franklin, Humboldt, Wright and Pocahontas Counties, the NWS says.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
This could have generated sunlight-reflecting aerosols that cooled the Red Planet, plunging it into a global winter that could in turn have let ice accumulate for a prolonged time.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In one set of photos, she is seen wearing a black dress with a plunging neckline from the collection.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunging
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Chatbots giving health advice is a controversial proposition, but Microsoft is diving right in with new Copilot for Health features.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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With the fortified-protein market set to hit more than $100 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research, Big Food is diving into a category previously defined by more specialized brands.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In effect, farmers in rural America have warned of an impending economic crisis from the compounding factors of losing their top export market, falling crop prices and high costs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Two men, one wearing a yellow vest and a black face covering, and a second wearing all black and a motorbike helmet, can be seen in the video quickly descending in the lift positioned at the side of the museum.—
Zacharie Petit,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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On one end, the structure has large terrace-like steps descending into the earth.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-50s during the day on Tuesday, dipping to the mid-40s.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yamamoto kept them guessing at fastballs registered in the upper 90s, sliders in the 80s and curveballs dipping into the 70s.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Duncan Robinson added 17 points and did his best to shoot Houston out of its zone, sinking half of his eight attempts from long range.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Left East Tennessee without a degree after his part in that tragedy left him sinking.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Unharmed species can fill the gaps left behind, keeping the ecosystem tumbling along.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Despite the latest meme stock frenzy, Beyond Meat has nonetheless still fallen 23% so far in 2025 after tumbling 58% in 2024.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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The documents contained details of disciplinary action and indicated that Sherrill was prohibited from participating in her 1994 graduation ceremony after declining to identify classmates implicated in a cheating incident.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country’s bear population is increasing, perhaps because the human population is declining and abandoning rural settlements.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meta’s stock was hit harder, plummeting 11% on Thursday, its steepest drop in three years, despite an across-the-board beat.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Walnuts on the rise The price of walnuts grown and sold by Yuba-Sutter farmers rebounded sharply last year after plummeting in 2022 and 2023, a trend that carried statewide.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Plunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunging. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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