plunge in
phrasal verb
plunged in; plunging in; plunges in
1
: to push (something) into something quickly and forcefully
The nurse grabbed his arm and plunged the needle in.
2
: to start doing something with enthusiasm and energy
It was a big project, so we all just had to plunge in and get started.
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Dasgupta's team found deaths linked to fentanyl and other street drugs have already plunged in many states to levels not seen since 2020.
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Brian Mann, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Amid a redefinition of religious affiliations, the share of Taoists plunged in Singapore’s Chinese population—from 30 per cent in the 1980 census to 8.5 per cent in the 2000 count—even as the share of Chinese who identified as Buddhists grew to more than half in the same period.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Mar. 2025
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index plunged in February over fears of Trump’s tariffs, as expectations of higher inflation climbed.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The stock has followed a similar trajectory to Nvidia, plunging in the initial DeepSeek sell-off before recovering much of those losses, only to give up those gains — all within a month.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mann, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Amid a redefinition of religious affiliations, the share of Taoists plunged in Singapore’s Chinese population—from 30 per cent in the 1980 census to 8.5 per cent in the 2000 count—even as the share of Chinese who identified as Buddhists grew to more than half in the same period.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Mar. 2025
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index plunged in February over fears of Trump’s tariffs, as expectations of higher inflation climbed.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The stock has followed a similar trajectory to Nvidia, plunging in the initial DeepSeek sell-off before recovering much of those losses, only to give up those gains — all within a month.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Plunge in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20in. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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