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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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
In theory, yes, if Bitcoin failed to adapt and quantum computers suddenly became powerful enough to break its encryption, its value would plummet.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
When her team tumbled out of their rental cars after midnight, temperatures had already plummeted into the 40s.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
The credit scores of millions of Americans have plummeted in the first quarter of the year as a result of rising student loan delinquency rates, following the end of a years-long pause on federal payments.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Verb
According to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, about 9.7 million student loan borrowers have seen their credit scores plummet since late last year, when delinquencies and defaults on those loans began to be listed on credit reports.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
In theory, yes, if Bitcoin failed to adapt and quantum computers suddenly became powerful enough to break its encryption, its value would plummet.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
When her team tumbled out of their rental cars after midnight, temperatures had already plummeted into the 40s.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
The credit scores of millions of Americans have plummeted in the first quarter of the year as a result of rising student loan delinquency rates, following the end of a years-long pause on federal payments.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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