plunks (for)

variants or plonks (for)
present tense third-person singular of plunk (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunks (for)
Verb
  • If the board endorses his proposal, King may then decide whether to propose regulations, which the Board of Commissioners would then weigh, according to the Health Department.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The law also requires insurance plans to cover the vaccines the state endorses.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Angles serves as a board member of the Plaza District Council and is a member of the Women’s Public Service Network, which advocates for women in leadership.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • David Loy is the legal director at the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit organization that advocates for government transparency.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Landau understands and supports not just Bruce’s vision but Bruce himself, which is how Nebraska, so bleak and bewitching, eventually emerges into the world.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One where technology quietly supports independence, rather than defines it.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In contrast, underparenting adopts an intentional approach—offering plenty of space to explore their own interests and make up their own games, as well as opportunities for independence.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Plunks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunks%20%28for%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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