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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Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Likewise, the Tigers plummeted to a wild-card berth before getting hot in the playoffs — just as Casey rebounded with a .432/.462/.736 line in the postseason.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
By 2010, that figure had plummeted to just 2 percent.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Mitchell, the city’s current chief, ironically left his last job after news media in Lubbock reported that 911 response times by the city’s police department had plummeted during his tenure.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
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Verb
Whirlpool shares plummeted more than 16% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the company on Monday reported disappointing second-quarter results .
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 29 July 2025
Likewise, the Tigers plummeted to a wild-card berth before getting hot in the playoffs — just as Casey rebounded with a .432/.462/.736 line in the postseason.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
By 2010, that figure had plummeted to just 2 percent.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Mitchell, the city’s current chief, ironically left his last job after news media in Lubbock reported that 911 response times by the city’s police department had plummeted during his tenure.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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