Thesaurus results for PLUNKS

plunks

verb

variants or plonks

Definition of plunks next

present tense third-person singular of plunk

as in plops

to throw or set down clumsily or casually plunked a battered hat on his head

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Recent Examples of plunks The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026 Each January, Stoever makes a maximum contribution to a Roth IRA and plunks another chunk of cash in a solo 401(k). —

Ryan Ermey lauren Shamo, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026 Hudson/Claire plunks a few notes on the funky upright piano to echo the song’s iconic bass riff. —

Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025 As if that isn’t enough, Isa’s plunks a tamarind-coated straw and a gummy snack on top. —

Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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plops

Verb

After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
The series’ opening scene plops audiences in the middle of the Dardanos’ dysfunction, as Linda, presiding over her own mother’s hospital room, screeches that her children should bear witness to their terminally ill nonna’s final days—even to her urinary incontinence.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026