plunge into
phrasal verb
plunged into; plunging into; plunges into
1
: to push (something) into (something) quickly and forcefully
He plunged the knife into the cake.
I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.
2
: to start doing (something) with enthusiasm and energy
She plunged (right) into the assignment.
3
: to suddenly begin to be in (a particular and usually bad condition or situation)
He plunged into a severe depression.
4
: to cause (someone or something) to suddenly be in (a particular condition or situation)
A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.
The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.
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Rough, thick hands, toughened by farming and fighting, plunge into a sack of harvested grain, feeling the fruits of their labor.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
So, when Pluto entered this Earth sign in 2008, the world was plunged into a period of upheaval that dismantled outdated systems, forcing collective introspection around power, responsibility and sustainability.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The 20 who plunged into the murky Duplin River had traveled to Sapelo Island last weekend to celebrate the Gullah Geechee people, a community with a unique blend of African culture and American life, descended from Africans who were enslaved on coastal plantations in the South.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
At least 20 plunged into the Atlantic waters, where a strong tidal current threatened to pull them out to sea.
—CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
So, when Pluto entered this Earth sign in 2008, the world was plunged into a period of upheaval that dismantled outdated systems, forcing collective introspection around power, responsibility and sustainability.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
The 20 who plunged into the murky Duplin River had traveled to Sapelo Island last weekend to celebrate the Gullah Geechee people, a community with a unique blend of African culture and American life, descended from Africans who were enslaved on coastal plantations in the South.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
At least 20 plunged into the Atlantic waters, where a strong tidal current threatened to pull them out to sea.
—CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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