Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked down
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The appeal from Pennsylvania officials in that case seeks to reverse an appeals court’s ruling that struck down a state law restricting gun-rights of adults under the age of 21.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports betting in 2018, the league has embroiled itself in a matrix of relationships with sports-betting operators, including its official partners DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An appeals court knocked down the fine in August but otherwise kept the case intact.—
Surina Venkat,
The Hill,
24 Oct. 2025
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You were knocked down by a bicycle on Columbus Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Saskia got free of George, dropped the gecko, pounced on the tail, and knocked over the zivania bottle.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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In another, agents knocked over and then tackled a 79-year-old car wash owner, pressing their knees into his neck and back.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Gunn flew the brothers to Savannah, Georgia, and plopped them on a stage built on an actual paddlewheel boat, with hundreds of extras in the crowd.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Plunked down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20down. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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