as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
Stellantis on Friday reported its U.S. sales for 2024 plummeted 15% from 2023 to 1.3 million vehicles.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
On top of that, Williams said, the temperatures will be plummeting, with lows dipping into the single digits Sunday night and Monday night and sub-zero wind chills.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
That number should recover and perhaps offset some of the plummeting on-ice goal share regression that is surely coming over the next few months.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Their population plummeted from between 150,000 and 300,000 individuals to a few thousand total individuals by the early 1900s, with just 50 off the coast of central California.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
On top of that, Williams said, the temperatures will be plummeting, with lows dipping into the single digits Sunday night and Monday night and sub-zero wind chills.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
That number should recover and perhaps offset some of the plummeting on-ice goal share regression that is surely coming over the next few months.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Their population plummeted from between 150,000 and 300,000 individuals to a few thousand total individuals by the early 1900s, with just 50 off the coast of central California.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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That type of MicroLED technology is very, very expensive, and this concept will hopefully result in a TV that falls well below the $220,000 asking price The Wall's 4K options start at.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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On paper, the movie is a very American epic—the rise and fall of a master builder, told as extravagantly as possible on 70-millimeter VistaVision, a largely obsolete film format that was predominantly used in the 1950s and ’60s.David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The impact has been devastating: multi-million-dollar homes reduced to rubble, widespread power outages plunging neighborhoods into darkness, thousands of residents displaced, and even major theme parks forced to temporarily close their gates.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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When his boss’ daughter goes missing, Levon’s mission to find her plunges him into a world of corruption.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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DeSantis had urged lawmakers to intervene before that point but declined to call a special session to force their hand.Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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John Irving, an attorney for de Oliveira, declined to comment on Cannon's ruling.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Then, out of nowhere, her dog comes rushing over and immediately tumbles, lying on his side and sliding across the ice and out of view of the camera.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shares of Sunrun have popped 16% already this year after tumbling 53% in 2024.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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When that didn’t happen, districts had to dip into their emergency reserves to cover operating costs.Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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The immense storm system brought disruption to areas of the country that usually escape winter’s wrath, downing trees in some Southern states, threatening a freeze in Florida and causing people in Dallas to dip deep into their wardrobes for warm hats and gloves.Patrick Whittle and Brian Witte, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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After Trump was elected president in November, Smith dropped the cases against him entirely.Kyler Alvord, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Overall, industry grosses fell close to 29 percent from the prior week and attendance dropped 12.5 percent as Broadway moves out of its lucrative holiday weeks and into the lower-grossing winter months.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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