plunked down

verb

variants or plonked down
past tense of plunk down
as in struck down

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked down
  1. struck down
  2. knocked down
  3. knocked over
  4. plopped
Verb
  • The ruling struck down 1971 and 2001 decisions that limited how much money political parties could spend in coordination with candidates.
    — Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But the Supreme Court on June 30 struck down that order, saying it couldn’t be reconciled with the 14th Amendment.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of struck down
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  • Firefighters knocked down several new blazes Friday, and officials warned crews not to grow complacent during mop-up.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The incident was captured live on YES Network and showed Duluc getting knocked down before eventually getting back to her feet, according to the complaint.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked down
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  • Another time, happy hour was almost doomed after someone knocked over the Nalgene bottle of pre-mixed margaritas.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • The strong gales knocked over a Waffle House sign onto a car in Panama City Beach, Florida.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • 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
Definition of plopped
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“Plunked down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20down. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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