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Recent Examples of plunk down
When a few coins plunked down Lily shrieked, Ione stared, surprised, and then raised her arms and cheered as well.
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Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Like most jewelers, including LVMH’s Tiffany, Signet was slow to embrace online sales, believing that many consumers wanted to see an item in person before plunking down a lot of money.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Since its listing, Jordan has spent over $1.8 million on the home’s property taxes, according to records with the Lake County (Ill.) Assessor’s Office, and most recently plunked down another $68K to cover the second half payment for 2023.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
For these shows, Deadheads descended on Sin City and plunked down top dollar to see the technological marvel.
—Alex Scordelis, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2024
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Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Like most jewelers, including LVMH’s Tiffany, Signet was slow to embrace online sales, believing that many consumers wanted to see an item in person before plunking down a lot of money.
—Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Since its listing, Jordan has spent over $1.8 million on the home’s property taxes, according to records with the Lake County (Ill.) Assessor’s Office, and most recently plunked down another $68K to cover the second half payment for 2023.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
For these shows, Deadheads descended on Sin City and plunked down top dollar to see the technological marvel.
—Alex Scordelis, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk down
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The Supreme Court struck down a Biden emergency request to enforce its policies in 10 states that were trying to contest it.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the consideration of race in college admissions policies.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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The fires were knocked down by 4:35 p.m., the fire department said in a follow-up post.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Banis told Newsweek she's tried previously putting up barricades, which allowed Dotty to still stay upstairs with her, but they quickly got knocked down or Dotty would break through them.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Our decorative Glass Lanterns show off your candles without risking them getting knocked over during a lively holiday gathering.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
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The harsh winds ripped traffic signal lights off of their support poles, blew down a lamp post in the Scotts Valley Target parking lot and knocked over electrical power poles, cutting off power and snarling traffic throughout the afternoon.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Just plop your aligners or retainer in there, walk away to do the rest of your routine and come back to clean, clear plastic.Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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And so just plopping me in the middle of a population of people speaking a different language is going to be a lot of effort.Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Huffman fired the starting gun last month on a series of challenges to septuagenarian committee leaders by launching an insurgent bid to topple incumbent ranking member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).Andrew Solender, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Photos of the week In pictures: Syrian rebels topple Assad regime 1 of 52 Check out more images, curated by CNN Photos.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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