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Recent Examples of plunked
That took him to 14, but Khawaja was out three runs later, missing a full toss from Carse that plonked into his back foot.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Long before Rosenberg plunked his first rock into its waters, the city adopted a plan to turn an 11-mile section of the river into a wetland to allow the safe passage of salmon.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Keller then plunked two consecutive batters, forcing manager Craig Counsell to bring in Andrew Kittredge, who retired the next two to get the save and send the Cubs to the Division Series.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Warming Bernable struck out for the second out of the inning, but right-handed reliever Spencer Bivens plunked Ryan Ritter, loading the bases.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Hicks plunked Henderson on the first pitch, and after striking out Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser, had a wild pitch and gave up a two-run single to Basallo.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Long before Rosenberg plunked his first rock into its waters, the city adopted a plan to turn an 11-mile section of the river into a wetland to allow the safe passage of salmon.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Keller then plunked two consecutive batters, forcing manager Craig Counsell to bring in Andrew Kittredge, who retired the next two to get the save and send the Cubs to the Division Series.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Warming Bernable struck out for the second out of the inning, but right-handed reliever Spencer Bivens plunked Ryan Ritter, loading the bases.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Hicks plunked Henderson on the first pitch, and after striking out Ryan Mountcastle and Colton Cowser, had a wild pitch and gave up a two-run single to Basallo.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked
plopped
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For most other trick-or-treaters, the president and first lady plopped full-size Hershey bars and Twizzlers in boxes with the presidential seal into children’s candy bags.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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It was yanked off the market and plopped back on.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Plunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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