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
But conventional solar and wind installations are no match for temperatures that plummet below –40 degrees Celsius, winds of up to 300 kilometers per hour (kmh) and ferocious blizzards.
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
The headwinds sent net profits plummeting 17% to $1.17 billion, approximately two-thirds down on what Tesla was netting per quarter in 2022.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 542 points, or 1.2 percent by market close, while the S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.2 percent.
—Sonam Sheth
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
That's a reversal from Wednesday, when the odds plummeted after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank needs to wait and evaluate the impact of tariffs on inflation before cutting.
—Brian Evans,pia Singh, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
The headwinds sent net profits plummeting 17% to $1.17 billion, approximately two-thirds down on what Tesla was netting per quarter in 2022.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 542 points, or 1.2 percent by market close, while the S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.2 percent.
—Sonam Sheth
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
That's a reversal from Wednesday, when the odds plummeted after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank needs to wait and evaluate the impact of tariffs on inflation before cutting.
—Brian Evans,pia Singh, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummet
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But critics say the global response has fallen dangerously short, despite the fact that $1.1 billion has been pledged by countries, foundations and international organizations to support mpox control.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Filmed on 16mm Kodak Ektachrome across a non-stop 45 day shoot, Petersen expands her exploration of mysticism and disappearance in southernmost Argentina – plunging head-first into a father-daughter relationship upended in the sleepy mountains of Tierra del Fuego.—
Jason Liwag,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The eviction notice has plunged his future into uncertainty.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the complaint, which was filed in March 2025.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Current declined to comment and referred all requests to the NWSL.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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CrowdStrike: Investors should consider buying CrowdStrike as shares tumble due to a broad slump in the cybersecurity sector.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Amalfi Coast, however, tumbles into sapphire seas—its lemon groves clinging to cliffs and pastel villages stacked like dreams.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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June 23-16: Trump’s approval rating dipped one point, to 41%, in a Reuters/Ipsos survey of 1,139 U.S. adults taken June 21-23 from its June 11-16 survey, with 57% disapproving (the latest poll has a 3-point margin of error).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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For example, Prime Video has in recent seasons dipped into the market for Premier League and Champions League games.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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January is also one of the best times to find low airfares because demand typically drops after New Year's Day, said Ellie Breslin, spokeswoman for the airfare tracking website Hopper.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Cunha, ostensibly operating at centre-forward, often dropped to get the ball.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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