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Recent Examples of plunked
Marcelo Mayer led off the third with a single, and Flaherty plunked catcher Carlos Narváez to put two men on for Durbin, who lined his seventh double of the year to left for a 2-0 lead.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Story wasn’t happy after being plunked in the numbers, and plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Gibson then plunked Brandon Marsh on the right elbow with a 91 mph fastball before Stott connected with a drive over the right-field wall.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—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
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Story wasn’t happy after being plunked in the numbers, and plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Gibson then plunked Brandon Marsh on the right elbow with a 91 mph fastball before Stott connected with a drive over the right-field wall.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—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
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked
plopped
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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“Plunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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