as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
Sales in Europe plummeted, falling almost 27% over the course of 2025, Reuters reported.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Household employment plummeted during the month, with 507,000 fewer people reported at work.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Worse still, theatrical ticket revenue for Korean films that year plummeted 39 percent.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
Yellowstone’s summer highs are around 70 to 80 degrees, but those numbers frequently plummet by night.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Household employment plummeted during the month, with 507,000 fewer people reported at work.
—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Worse still, theatrical ticket revenue for Korean films that year plummeted 39 percent.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
Yellowstone’s summer highs are around 70 to 80 degrees, but those numbers frequently plummet by night.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummet
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The woman fell about 1,500 vertical feet, from around 12,000 feet to about 11,500 feet.
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The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
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Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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After years of declining sales, American Girl dolls are seeing a resurgence.
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In May, during a tense commission meeting, a majority of commissioners declined to give her a raise after her first year on the job.
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On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
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Tongaat tumbled into business rescue — similar to Chapter 11 in the US — after corrupt bookkeeping practices blew a hole in its balance sheet in 2018.
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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
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The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.
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The most violent wind report came from Northbrook, where half of a roof on a 20-car garage was lifted and then dropped, damaging at least seven cars in a parking shelter for a condominium.
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Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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