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
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  • While Israeli law requires all 18-year-olds to serve, ultra-Orthodox men have long been exempted under historic arrangements the Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Although challenged, Trump’s tariffs on China using this method were not struck down by the courts.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of struck down
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  • The huge animals knocked down bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the 2½-minute run from the pen to the bullring where bullfighters would kill the bulls later in the day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Penda knocked down five 3-pointers to score a team-high 23 points in 29 minutes of action while Richardson notched 15 points with four assists and two steals in 30 minutes.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of knocked down
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  • Burke piles fascinating shuffling sounds on top, invoking a quiet scuffle, maybe some cardboard boxes being knocked over in a storage space.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
  • My husband throws a fit over every minor inconvenience, from the trash can being knocked over to the screen door being in his way.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of knocked over
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  • But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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