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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Montana stopped collecting vaccine and exemption data after 2019, first because of Covid and thereafter because of the passage of a state bill (HB 334) in 2021 that struck down the mandate for the state to collect data on immunizations.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026
The trio argued that the law was unconstitutional and should be struck down.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of struck down

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Premium models are knocked down to midrange prices, and midrange models hit the bargain bin.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
In the decision penned by Judge Carolyn McHugh, the three-judge panel knocked down the plaintiff argument that all Division I players, regardless of sport, formed a single market.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked down

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The refs missed a key penalty when a Texas defender forcibly knocked over a Missouri wide receiver away from the play, which should have resulted in an unnecessary roughness penalty and a free first down and 15-yards.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Only run your heater on a level surface away from high-traffic areas to prevent it from being knocked over or touched.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked over

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So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
When the final whistle blew, defender Auston Trusty grabbed the match ball and plopped it in Sullivan’s arms, knowing its significance.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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