plunks (for)

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

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Verb
  • The court’s 6-3 decision in Slaughter also effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, thereby greatly expanding the power of the president.
    Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Victor Valladares of Resilience OC, a nonprofit that advocates for the Latino community, claimed that the federal government has access to Flock's data.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Faculty advocates for testing complained that the timeline could potentially leave UC test-free until the fall 2029 application cycle.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The developer behind the skyscraper – the former Pfizer headquarters being converted into apartments – previously told CNN that faulty column supports carrying too much weight were to blame, and the building has since been stabilized.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The movie, which loosely borrows from Pinocchio, tells the story of a family who adopts a robotic boy programmed for love, and that robot's heartbreaking quest to become a real boy.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Pittsburg should also implement a moratorium on new data center applications and approvals, including on future phases within Technology Park until the city adopts a data center ordinance with public input, said the coalition.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
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“Plunks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunks%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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