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Recent Examples of plunked
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.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Story wasn’t happy after being plunked in the numbers, and plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 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
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Phillips was ejected in the eighth for intentionally hitting Willy Adames with a pitch after Roupp plunked Spencer Steer in the second.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Story wasn’t happy after being plunked in the numbers, and plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 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
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Phillips was ejected in the eighth for intentionally hitting Willy Adames with a pitch after Roupp plunked Spencer Steer in the second.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked
plopped
Verb
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If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Plunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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