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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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.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
But sales of the Rogue plummeted in the quarter by 32% to 62,102 SUVs sold.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Regional health care and oil and gas indexes were among the biggest losers, plummeting 5.9% and 5%, respectively.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,sawdah Bhaimiya,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers (of all ages) has plummeted to a historic low of 24%, well below the historical average of 38%.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
While other billionaires have seen their net worths plummet in the wake of Trump’s tariff announcement, Buffett’s fortune has grown by more than $11 billion.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
But sales of the Rogue plummeted in the quarter by 32% to 62,102 SUVs sold.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Regional health care and oil and gas indexes were among the biggest losers, plummeting 5.9% and 5%, respectively.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,sawdah Bhaimiya,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers (of all ages) has plummeted to a historic low of 24%, well below the historical average of 38%.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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