PLUNKED DOWN Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

plunked down

verb

variants or plonked down

past tense of plunk down

as in struck down

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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday struck down one of those holds.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Over the last two years, pretty much every longstanding NCAA eligibility rule has been struck down by a state or federal judge.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of struck down

Verb

Crews had the one-alarm fire knocked down in about six minutes.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
The way Willis probably views it, Thursday’s practice is no different than the story of his playing career as a quarterback who consistently got knocked down, but kept getting up.

— Omar Kelly August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked down

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Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked over

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But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variant into one new universe.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

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