PLUNK (FOR) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

plunk (for)

verb

variants or plonk (for)

Definition of plunk (for)

as in to endorse

to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions

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But his wife, Gwen Walz, has endorsed Craig and campaigned with her on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Rather than endorsing any single asset class, the rule establishes principles that apply across a broad range of alternative investments.

— Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of endorse

Verb

And as of Saturday, advocates who closely track deportation flights hadn’t logged any bound for Haiti in the past two weeks.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Sandhu and other community members plan to attend an upcoming improvement district meeting to advocate for more cameras.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of advocate

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The general managers described Garcia as Sanchez’s husband and as a hardworking, dedicated family man who supported not only his family in New York but also back in his home country, Colombia.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Institutional credit, insurance capital and private capital would support hyperscalers, frontier AI labs and companies building data centers and purchasing Nvidia chips.

— , CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of support

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plunked (for)

plunk (for)

plunking

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