plunge into
phrasal verb
plunged into; plunging into; plunges into
1
: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully
He plunged the knife into the cake.
I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.
2
: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy
She plunged (right) into the assignment.
3
: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)
He plunged into a severe depression.
4
: to cause (someone or something) to suddenly be in (a particular condition or situation)
A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.
The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.
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As the menace escalates, her parents dismiss her fears, and Annie is soon plunged into a terrifying nightmare that shatters her world.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
If even one of the gears wears down, or becomes misaligned, the scientists will be plunged into icy darkness and die.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Brinson described attempting to help 93-year-old Carlotta McIntosh and her walker across the gangway, recruiting her uncle, Isaiah Thomas to help, before all three of them were plunged into the water.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
If even one of the gears wears down, or becomes misaligned, the scientists will be plunged into icy darkness and die.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Brinson described attempting to help 93-year-old Carlotta McIntosh and her walker across the gangway, recruiting her uncle, Isaiah Thomas to help, before all three of them were plunged into the water.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide blackout following the collapse of one of its major power plants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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