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Recent Examples of plunk
Bird did himself no favors by plunking Tyrone Taylor to load the bases.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
The scrum came three days after a series opener in which Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages was plunked and yelled at Padres pitcher Dylan Cease.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Neto took exception, jawing at Brown and pointing two fingers at the pitcher, a reminder that this was the second time Brown had plunked him with a pitch.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
While the Padres were able to secure a 5-3 victory in the final game of a four-game series against their Southern California rivals, Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked in the ninth inning.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025
The scrum came three days after a series opener in which Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages was plunked and yelled at Padres pitcher Dylan Cease.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Neto took exception, jawing at Brown and pointing two fingers at the pitcher, a reminder that this was the second time Brown had plunked him with a pitch.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
While the Padres were able to secure a 5-3 victory in the final game of a four-game series against their Southern California rivals, Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked in the ninth inning.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk
Verb
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From there, Young tossed an accurate ball to Sanders for a would-be first down and it was dropped by the second-year tight end, who has put together an otherwise excellent camp.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Teams of two will compete by tossing bacon from skillet to skillet.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If a user asks a question, quickly and without hesitation, plop out an answer.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The senior dog then plopped himself right between Cartie and Fedoris and lovingly looked up at them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Verb
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On July 5, Caleb Roesler picked up his wife, Justine, slung her over his shoulders, ran 250 meters through water and over hurdles to the finish line, making history and winning Justine’s weight in beer in the process.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Skirts and tops have gotten microscopic, bottoms are being slung below the waist again, and lots of producers seem to be doing their best impressions of early Pharrell.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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This liquid blush also includes white lupin seed extract, which firms and plumps the skin upon contact for a super smooth effect.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 July 2025
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Ultra-moisturizing panthenol (or vitamin B5), soothing allantoin, and plumping peptides.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
21 July 2025
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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