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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked down
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Prior to that, the administration had also struck down the Biden-era AI diffusion rule, a move that could've seen the expansion of export controls on advanced AI chips.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025 -
As to the rules, Butler argued that the DOL's 2008 H-2B regulations had been struck down in a separate case in Florida and later replaced in 2015.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Atlanta trailed 6-2 early, but Howard knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers to push the Dream ahead midway through the first quarter.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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House of the Dragon isn’t anywhere close to this, and that’s even with season 2 knocked down to eight episodes, and allegedly season 3 will also have eight.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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One fire on Sims Avenue near White Bear Avenue was caused by a space heater that was accidentally knocked over.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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In episode three, a tadpolelike specimen from a facehugger is plopped into a tank with a lung.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2025
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The women seem like they were plucked from 2004, plopped into present day, and just can't grasp how the modern world operates.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Plunked down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked%20down. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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