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Recent Examples of plunk down
Beach club Enclave is plunked down on the sand, steps from a row of cabanas and lounge chairs, offering easy access to cocktails and tapas throughout the day.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The 48-year-old Massachusetts native just plunked down a record-breaking $27.75 million for a massive property in Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The cost of buying airtime in a regular-season NFL game has never been higher, but for marketers with the wherewithal to plunk down more than $1 million for 30 seconds of commercial inventory, no media investment is anywhere near as effective.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2019, Kardashian plunked down $6.3 million for a not-quite-two-acre plot in La Quinta’s ultra-private Madison Club—an exclusive golf enclave in the Coachella Valley where her mother, Kris Jenner, younger sister, Kylie, and Justin and Hailey Bieber also own homes.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The 48-year-old Massachusetts native just plunked down a record-breaking $27.75 million for a massive property in Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
The cost of buying airtime in a regular-season NFL game has never been higher, but for marketers with the wherewithal to plunk down more than $1 million for 30 seconds of commercial inventory, no media investment is anywhere near as effective.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2019, Kardashian plunked down $6.3 million for a not-quite-two-acre plot in La Quinta’s ultra-private Madison Club—an exclusive golf enclave in the Coachella Valley where her mother, Kris Jenner, younger sister, Kylie, and Justin and Hailey Bieber also own homes.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk down
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That law was eventually struck down in federal court, but Republican lawmakers are hoping to revive a version of it this year.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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The law’s enactment followed a Supreme Court ruling in 2010 that struck down a 1999 animal cruelty law that was determined to be too broad and a violation of free speech rights.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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On Friday evening, a black pickup truck crashed into the Brisbane Synagogue, knocking down its gates, before being driven away, Queensland Police said.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Jamahl Mosley’s squad knocked down a franchise-record 27 3-pointers, finished with a 29-6 advantage in fastbreak scoring and scored 24 points off 19 takeaways in the 37-point victory to open a four-game road trip on the West Coast.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Latakia, a giant bronze figure was knocked over and then dragged through the streets as people straddled its head like a Jet Ski.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Police investigated the scene and found that several shelves were damaged, a couch had more than a dozen puncture wounds, pictures had been knocked over, and a pair of athletic shorts were found on the floor.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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But then there is a working toilet up there that’s not behind any walls or hidden by a door; it’s just plopped there, a few feet from the foot of the bed.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Just plop it in the machine and go on with your busy day.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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An interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, that took over after Hasina was toppled, oversaw the election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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An interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus that took over after Hasina was toppled oversaw the election.—
Julhas Alam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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