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or plonks (for)
as in endorses
to promote the interests or cause of
I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions
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Even at its most sorrowful, anti-authoritarian, and smart-alecky, Gunn’s work endorses a fundamentally promising vision of life.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025 -
The Boston Herald endorses Will Onuoha, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune and Frank Baker for Boston City Council.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Work continues on the White House ballroom project as historic preservation advocates press for proper review procedures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Freedom of the Press Under the Current Administration — Presented by the Golden Globe Foundation, this session brings together journalists and advocates defending freedom of the press and the essential role of truth in sustaining democracy.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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These microorganisms are the base of a unique food chain that supports a community of cave-dwelling organisms.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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But her fourth album, Lux, adopts the sound and ambitions of a classical oratorio to mirror the modern quest for salvation, in all its thrilling and frustrating contours.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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This week the New York Times posited that perhaps a dada-esque absurdity is the point, that youth culture, in an active quest to bewilder adults, adopts nonsensical humor in an effort towards subterfuge.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Plunks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunks%20%28for%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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