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
In June alone, the labor force, a measure of those either employed or not employed and looking for work, plummeted by 720,000.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
In footage shared by attorney and independent journalist Aaron Parnas on Thursday, a group of young dancers were nearly crushed when a large panel plummeted to the stage during a live performance or rehearsal.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
With the advent of the steamship, the cost of passage plummeted, and companies offered special immigrant fares that were often coupled with rail tickets to the interior of the country.
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Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
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
Worse still, theatrical ticket revenue for Korean films that year plummeted 39 percent.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
Soon, the pump station was submerged, the engines stopped, and water pressure plummeted across most of the city.
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Kansas City Public Library Staff,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The number of such meetings plummeted during Makary's tenure.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
As housing values plummeted, millions of Americans, many of them stuck with outsize mortgage debt, lost homes to foreclosure.
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Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
In footage shared by attorney and independent journalist Aaron Parnas on Thursday, a group of young dancers were nearly crushed when a large panel plummeted to the stage during a live performance or rehearsal.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
With the advent of the steamship, the cost of passage plummeted, and companies offered special immigrant fares that were often coupled with rail tickets to the interior of the country.
—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Sales in Europe plummeted, falling almost 27% over the course of 2025, Reuters reported.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Worse still, theatrical ticket revenue for Korean films that year plummeted 39 percent.
—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
Soon, the pump station was submerged, the engines stopped, and water pressure plummeted across most of the city.
—
Kansas City Public Library Staff,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
The number of such meetings plummeted during Makary's tenure.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
As housing values plummeted, millions of Americans, many of them stuck with outsize mortgage debt, lost homes to foreclosure.
—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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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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The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
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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 location for the bronze statue on the Wimbledon grounds hasn't been announced and Williams-Ellis declined to offer specifics about the pose.
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In doing so, Valdez, like fellow successful DSA New York Congressional candidate Avila Chevalier, declined to endorse Jeffries as minority leader or even Speaker if the Democrats take back the House.
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This also will be the first time the ball has dropped for a July 4 celebration.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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“Plummeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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