plummeted; plummeting; plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
1
: plumb
also
: plumb line
2
: an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting
a sharp plummet in prices
If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …—
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Examples of plummet in a Sentence
Verb
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
Recent Examples on the WebWill Daniel, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
There’s a sequence mid-game that’s ripped straight from Uncharted 2 where Eve must escape a dangling train car as plummeting debris and freight rain around her.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Tensions between Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel simmered and support for a two-state-solution plummeted.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Then, the blanket suddenly plummets beneath the waves.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Last month, the 5,800 pounds of nickel hydride batteries finally plummeted back to Earth.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group shares plummeted more than 18% Monday after the company took steps to sell millions of additional shares.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Rate cut expectations delayed Following recent hotter-than-expected inflation data, the likelihood of a June rate cut has plummeted from 60% to 20%.
—Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024
The value of those shares has since plummeted to about $2.4 billion.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Verb
The Dow Jones industrial average sank 1.5% by midday Thursday as investors digested the first quarter GDP report, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plummeted 1.5%.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
There’s a sequence mid-game that’s ripped straight from Uncharted 2 where Eve must escape a dangling train car as plummeting debris and freight rain around her.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Tensions between Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel simmered and support for a two-state-solution plummeted.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Then, the blanket suddenly plummets beneath the waves.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Last month, the 5,800 pounds of nickel hydride batteries finally plummeted back to Earth.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group shares plummeted more than 18% Monday after the company took steps to sell millions of additional shares.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
Rate cut expectations delayed Following recent hotter-than-expected inflation data, the likelihood of a June rate cut has plummeted from 60% to 20%.
—Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024
The value of those shares has since plummeted to about $2.4 billion.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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