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Recent Examples of plunk
Fuentes was shaky at first, plunking Orioles third baseman Colin Yeaman with his third pitch.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
View gallery - 8 images Vinyl records have been finding more and more new ears in recent years, and Mixx Audio has a novel turntable to help keep the groove moving – one that also rocks a CD player plonked right in the middle of the platter, as well as flexible connectivity.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
View gallery - 8 images Vinyl records have been finding more and more new ears in recent years, and Mixx Audio has a novel turntable to help keep the groove moving – one that also rocks a CD player plonked right in the middle of the platter, as well as flexible connectivity.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk
plop
Verb
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After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a picturesque date that feels like you’ve been plopped onto a movie set, consider the Gondola Getaway in Long Beach.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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