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Recent Examples of plunk
Hudson/Claire plunks a few notes on the funky upright piano to echo the song’s iconic bass riff.
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Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Long before Rosenberg plunked his first rock into its waters, the city adopted a plan to turn an 11-mile section of the river into a wetland to allow the safe passage of salmon.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Long before Rosenberg plunked his first rock into its waters, the city adopted a plan to turn an 11-mile section of the river into a wetland to allow the safe passage of salmon.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk
plop
Verb
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The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For example, her kids plopped themselves in a storage tub — a makeshift sled — and skidded down the driveway over and over.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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