plunked (for)

verb

variants or plonked (for)
past tense of plunk (for)
as in endorsed
to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked (for)
  1. endorsed
  2. advocated
  3. supported
  4. adopted
Verb
  • Starry, who was elected sheriff in 2018 and again in 2022, has endorsed Mueller for sheriff.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The state Republican Party earlier this year endorsed Kendall Qualls over Demuth.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • In his statement, Zuckerberg also advocated for AI model distillation, or using a powerful AI system to train a smaller model.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Biden family’s history with cancer The Bidens have long advocated for comprehensive cancer research.
    — T. Michelle Murphy, Time, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocated
Verb
  • The aircraft carrier reached the Middle East in January and has since supported the US war against Iran including the blockade on Iranian ports.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Ravens, however, have consistently supported Loop and downplayed the need to bring in another kicker.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • About one third of its customers had adopted that safeguard, which will now become mandatory by year’s end.
    — Soo Youn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of developing and emerging-market countries adopted nearly 200 emergency measures, including conservation mandates, fuel subsidies to tax suspensions, and emergency efforts to secure alternative supplies.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopted
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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