plummeted; plummeting; plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
1
: plumb
also
: plumb line
2
: an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting
a sharp plummet in prices
If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …—
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Verb
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
The Bruins, who missed the NCAA Tournament the past two years and plummeted to a shocking 9-21 record in the final season of the Pac-12, are 6-1 after winning two of three at the Kleberg Bank College Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas, over the weekend.
—Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
But things take a turn for the worse when Edward’s clairvoyant sister Alice (Ashley Greene) mistakenly assumes Bella plummeted to her death while cliffdiving.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
While crossings generally dip around December and January each year, Trump's DHS said that arrests between and at ports of entry had plummeted 93 percent in the two weeks after the president's return to the White House, compared to the two weeks before.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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When your stress finally dissipates, the amount of cortisol in your body will then plummet, bringing down progesterone levels and triggering your period, says Dr. Whitmore.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
The Bruins, who missed the NCAA Tournament the past two years and plummeted to a shocking 9-21 record in the final season of the Pac-12, are 6-1 after winning two of three at the Kleberg Bank College Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas, over the weekend.
—Mitch Light, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
But things take a turn for the worse when Edward’s clairvoyant sister Alice (Ashley Greene) mistakenly assumes Bella plummeted to her death while cliffdiving.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2025
While crossings generally dip around December and January each year, Trump's DHS said that arrests between and at ports of entry had plummeted 93 percent in the two weeks after the president's return to the White House, compared to the two weeks before.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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