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Recent Examples of plunk
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Phillips was ejected in the eighth for intentionally hitting Willy Adames with a pitch after Roupp plunked Spencer Steer in the second.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Phillips was ejected in the eighth for intentionally hitting Willy Adames with a pitch after Roupp plunked Spencer Steer in the second.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk
plop
Verb
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Morris plopped her into her chair with a grunt of relief and pulled out the sunshade.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The art museum has this very modern and unique design and it’s just plopped there in the middle of this rural landscape, which makes for quite an unusual image.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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