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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Instead, the audience was plunged into an all-consuming experience, a visceral collision of past, present, and future.
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The night before, a Black Hawk helicopter had collided with an American Airlines jet about to land at Reagan National Airport; there was an explosion in the sky as both aircraft plunged into the Potomac.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Next, we're plunged into Slopes of War, a story from the mind of Mio combining snowboarding, sci-battles, and giant robots.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Overnight temperatures will plunge into the upper teens on Tuesday and around 6 and 7 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The night before, a Black Hawk helicopter had collided with an American Airlines jet about to land at Reagan National Airport; there was an explosion in the sky as both aircraft plunged into the Potomac.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Next, we're plunged into Slopes of War, a story from the mind of Mio combining snowboarding, sci-battles, and giant robots.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Overnight temperatures will plunge into the upper teens on Tuesday and around 6 and 7 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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