plummeted; plummeting; plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
1
: plumb
also
: plumb line
2
: an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting
a sharp plummet in prices
If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …—
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Verb
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Although the wood stork’s population was reported to be more than 150,000 in the Southeast at one time, the destruction of its habitat and the disruption of water flow through southern Florida led the numbers to plummet to just over 10,000 in 1990, according to the National Audubon Society.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
When your compensation doesn't keep pace with living costs, resentment builds, job satisfaction plummets, and your overall wellbeing suffers.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Verb
That prospect was enough to send trucking and logistics stocks plummeting.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Although the wood stork’s population was reported to be more than 150,000 in the Southeast at one time, the destruction of its habitat and the disruption of water flow through southern Florida led the numbers to plummet to just over 10,000 in 1990, according to the National Audubon Society.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
The national union National Education Association has reported that teachers in Minnesota have mobilized to care for students and their families during the ICE surge, bringing, food, diapers, schoolwork and more as families shelter in their homes and school attendance plummets.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
When your compensation doesn't keep pace with living costs, resentment builds, job satisfaction plummets, and your overall wellbeing suffers.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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