plunks (for)

variants or plonks (for)
present tense third-person singular of plunk (for)

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Verb
  • Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Shanette Williams endorses Jon Ossoff.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The group advocates for civil rights protections for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Civil liberties advocates say Streever's email is not a threat.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Update a profile photo or choose one small habit that supports your body and mood.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • Tulloss said his organization supports creating a pathway to citizenship for the city’s undocumented immigrants.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • As an organization adopts agentic workflows, this is becoming especially true.
    Greg Pavlik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • In 1986, Foxx returned to television to headline The Redd Foxx Show, playing Al Hughes, a NYC newsstand owner who adopts a teenage girl (Pamela Adlon), but the series only lasted 13 episodes.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
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“Plunks (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunks%20%28for%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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