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or plonked (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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The Independence teachers union endorsed him.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026 -
The camp is sponsored by Justin Felton’s Felton Athletic Management and the City of Orlando, and endorsed by District 6 commissioner Bakari Burns, a former Carver student, as well as Carver Middle principal Samuel Danner, and the food sponsor will be Finding the Lost Sheep Street Ministry.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Even those who advocated for conservative positions were compelled to make their case in language amenable to the liberal sensibility.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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One point of friction was when doulas advocated for something different from what the medical professionals wanted.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Congratulations to all of the sandwich shops, to all the customers that have supported us over the last 34 years, everybody everywhere.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many of the opportunities available were in projects that supported the state’s narrative — from historical dramas valorizing medieval Hindu rulers, to biopics in praise of its leaders.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The 14th Amendment − one of a trio of constitutional amendments adopted after the Civil War − overrode the Supreme Court’s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that African Americans could not be citizens.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Plunked (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20%28for%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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