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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Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Several good Samaritans quickly joined him, forming a human chain to stabilize the vehicle, which was wedged against a fallen tree — the only thing preventing it from plummeting down the mountainside.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Quite a plummet, and some raw numbers reveal a lot about its dynamics.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Volunteers rescued the turtles along Cape Cod Bay after a blast of arctic air sent temperatures plummeting.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Several good Samaritans quickly joined him, forming a human chain to stabilize the vehicle, which was wedged against a fallen tree — the only thing preventing it from plummeting down the mountainside.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
When anyone with a creative spark can orchestrate a cloud of AI agents to build prototypes, analyze markets, and test hypotheses, the cost of trying something new plummets.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Quite a plummet, and some raw numbers reveal a lot about its dynamics.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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