as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummeted
The shrinkage follows lackluster economic performance in 2025, which plummeted the company’s shares by 25% in February.
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Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron shares plummeted 10% on Monday, continuing the memory maker’s significant post-earnings sell-off.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Dakkak said that for years now, as the numbers of pilgrims and tourists plummeted, he's barely been able to make ends meet.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Yet while participation plummeted, election costs rose sharply.
—Mike Hernández, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
Asian and European stocks plummeted on Monday as Iran’s threat to completely close the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices soaring.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In the early 1990s, home values plummeted following an overheated market in the mid-to-late 1980s.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Support for Israel has plummeted, hitting a record low as Democrats and independents desert the longtime ally.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Ansar Allah Media Office via AP Red Sea shipping numbers plummeted, with traffic crossing the Suez Canal (which connects it to the Mediterranean Sea) down 70% by the middle of 2024, according to a yearly review by United Nations Trade and Development.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron shares plummeted 10% on Monday, continuing the memory maker’s significant post-earnings sell-off.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Dakkak said that for years now, as the numbers of pilgrims and tourists plummeted, he's barely been able to make ends meet.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Yet while participation plummeted, election costs rose sharply.
—Mike Hernández, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
Asian and European stocks plummeted on Monday as Iran’s threat to completely close the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices soaring.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In the early 1990s, home values plummeted following an overheated market in the mid-to-late 1980s.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Support for Israel has plummeted, hitting a record low as Democrats and independents desert the longtime ally.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Ansar Allah Media Office via AP Red Sea shipping numbers plummeted, with traffic crossing the Suez Canal (which connects it to the Mediterranean Sea) down 70% by the middle of 2024, according to a yearly review by United Nations Trade and Development.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Iraq’s exports plunged by about 80% in March compared with last year’s average daily volumes, while Saudi Arabia has rerouted crude through its east-west pipeline to the Red Sea, now running near capacity at roughly 7 million barrels a day.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Revenue plunged during the pandemic and has yet to fully recover to prepandemic levels, and Chicago can’t afford to endanger any revenue source given its precarious financial position.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Stock markets have tumbled, and recession odds have climbed.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, stocks have tumbled.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her income dipped back to $192,000 in 2024 before rising again last year to $300,000, when Porter returned to teaching law at the University of California-Irvine.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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However, her production dipped late in the year, particularly in SEC play, as her aggressiveness attacking the rim declined.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ndiaye also declined to clear the ball, instead trying to thread a pass to retreating teammate Jake Dengler inside the 18-yard box.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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In some places, fish catches declined precipitously in medium depths, which Joye attributes to nutritionally barren conditions.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Galaxy dropped a second consecutive home game and fell to just 1-2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park so far this season, following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United in front of 22,147.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This protocol set timelines for how long criminal defendants could be held without legal representation, and allowed cases to be dropped if a defendant went too long without legal representation, which they are constitutionally entitled to.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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