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Recent Examples of plunked
Tim Hill plunked pinch-hitter Jacob Gonzalez and Tristan Peters with pitches before getting an out.
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CBS News, 19 June 2026
Tyler Callihan and Jake Mangum tagged Bender for singles and then Jared Triolo drew a walk to bring Horwitz to the plate, whom Bender plunked with the first pitch of the at-bat to give Pittsburgh the lead.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Assad immediately plunked Daniel Susac and faced trouble when Drew Gilbert bunted the runners to second and third.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
McCarthy and Hunter Goodman drew walks off Houser, Willi Castro delivered an RBI single, and Sterling Thompson took one for the team, getting plunked by Houser with the bases loaded.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
The Chanticleers got hit by 179 pitches last season — en route to an appearance the College World Series finals — and have been plunked 135 times so far in 2026.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Arraez painfully reached base when he was plunked in the lower back, the second time Chicago’s Noah Schultz had hit Arraez in that spot.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn plunked two batters in the seventh, and Sam Bachman gave up an RBI single to Nick Kurtz, trimming the Angels’ lead to 5-4.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Isaiah Salas, the reliable freshman, came in and plunked Frei to plate a run.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
CBS News, 19 June 2026
Tyler Callihan and Jake Mangum tagged Bender for singles and then Jared Triolo drew a walk to bring Horwitz to the plate, whom Bender plunked with the first pitch of the at-bat to give Pittsburgh the lead.
—Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Assad immediately plunked Daniel Susac and faced trouble when Drew Gilbert bunted the runners to second and third.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
McCarthy and Hunter Goodman drew walks off Houser, Willi Castro delivered an RBI single, and Sterling Thompson took one for the team, getting plunked by Houser with the bases loaded.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
The Chanticleers got hit by 179 pitches last season — en route to an appearance the College World Series finals — and have been plunked 135 times so far in 2026.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Arraez painfully reached base when he was plunked in the lower back, the second time Chicago’s Noah Schultz had hit Arraez in that spot.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2026
Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn plunked two batters in the seventh, and Sam Bachman gave up an RBI single to Nick Kurtz, trimming the Angels’ lead to 5-4.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Isaiah Salas, the reliable freshman, came in and plunked Frei to plate a run.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked
plopped
Verb
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But by April, a high pressure system plopped itself on Central Florida and the rainy weather came to a sudden halt, as if a faucet had suddenly been shut off.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Now and then something dropped from the tree and plopped into the water.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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“Plunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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