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Recent Examples of plunk down
Winding around vacation condos and second homes, the road to my destination was soon blanketed in darkness when suddenly habitats vanished as the domed venue appeared up ahead like a spaceship plunked down in a vast flat field.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Miami mansion Jonas and Turner grabbed a piece of Miami real estate next, plunking down $11 million in 2021 for a modern waterfront mansion.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
And the Academy takes no responsibility for how many thousands of dollars countries, producers, filmmakers, and distributors plunk down to lure voters to countless screenings and Q&As at such places as the Soho or Ross House ($40,000 a pop).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
But she is often accompanied by a publicist, rather than plunking down with a reporter and demanding a beer and fries.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Miami mansion Jonas and Turner grabbed a piece of Miami real estate next, plunking down $11 million in 2021 for a modern waterfront mansion.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
And the Academy takes no responsibility for how many thousands of dollars countries, producers, filmmakers, and distributors plunk down to lure voters to countless screenings and Q&As at such places as the Soho or Ross House ($40,000 a pop).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
But she is often accompanied by a publicist, rather than plunking down with a reporter and demanding a beer and fries.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk down
Verb
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After Iran struck down the F-15, a single-pilot aircraft that was mobilized to support the search and rescue mission also was struck by Iranian fire.—
Max Burman,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Schools play catch-up on personal finance education Sports betting has grown rapidly since 2018, when the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that barred sports betting in most states.—
Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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Evans started the final round 0 for 3, then knocked down 18 of the final 22 shots from beyond the arc.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both can knock down 3-pointers at a solid clip too.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a traffic signal.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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After a free drop, his wedge from an awkward lie hit the thick of a palm tree and plopped into the fairway.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a picturesque date that feels like you’ve been plopped onto a movie set, consider the Gondola Getaway in Long Beach.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Bangladesh, which saw its government toppled by mass protests in 2024, 53% of the population is under 30.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Could Iran end up like Libya, where a NATO air campaign in 2011 helped topple a decades-old dictatorship, but paved the way for the disintegration of the Libyan state into a thicket of rival factions and warring militias?—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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