plummeted

past tense of plummet

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Recent Examples of plummeted In 2008, home values plummeted due to a housing crash, but in 2020, prices climbed as low interest rates fueled demand. Mike Winters, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025 The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 900 points on Monday, while the Nasdaq Composite plummeted 4%, its biggest one-day loss since 2022. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 As the company’s valuation plummeted back to 1990s levels, the once-unthinkable idea of an Intel takeover has become more plausible. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025 Morale inside the agency has plummeted, and retirees are growing fearful that the system might start faltering in getting checks out. Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Thanks to stronger air quality regulations, pollution levels have plummeted, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025 But first base has a lot to do with the WAR having plummeted. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 Consider a new bill targeting commercial and music video production, which has also plummeted. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025 Rocket Lab — The stock plummeted more than 16% after the company offered weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
Verb
  • Related article Damage to ancient Hadrian’s Wall confirmed after famous UK tree ‘deliberately felled’ Jon Stokes, director of trees, science and research at the Tree Council, said in the trust’s statement that ancient oaks can live up to 1,000 years.
    Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla's stock has plunged since the inauguration (currently down over 40 percent) and its global sales are sluggish at best.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In March alone, shares have plunged more than 24%.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Liverpool remain on course for an emphatic Premier League title victory, a superb achievement given this is Slot’s first season in English football, but results have dipped.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Microsoft and Alphabet dipped about 2% and 4%, respectively.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Plummeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeted. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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