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Recent Examples of plunked
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.
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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
Marcelo Mayer led off the third with a single, and Flaherty plunked catcher Carlos Narváez to put two men on for Durbin, who lined his seventh double of the year to left for a 2-0 lead.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Gibson then plunked Brandon Marsh on the right elbow with a 91 mph fastball before Stott connected with a drive over the right-field wall.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
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
Marcelo Mayer led off the third with a single, and Flaherty plunked catcher Carlos Narváez to put two men on for Durbin, who lined his seventh double of the year to left for a 2-0 lead.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Gibson then plunked Brandon Marsh on the right elbow with a 91 mph fastball before Stott connected with a drive over the right-field wall.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked
plopped
Verb
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Morris plopped her into her chair with a grunt of relief and pulled out the sunshade.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The art museum has this very modern and unique design and it’s just plopped there in the middle of this rural landscape, which makes for quite an unusual image.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Plunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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