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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Daytime temperatures will be in the teens, plunging into the single digits overnight.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Parker Solar Probe Not surprisingly, there was a lot of nail biting at Mission Control at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland as Parker plunged into the solar corona.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Dozens died in Ethiopia after a truck carrying wedding guests plunged into a river, officials said.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The Christmas week rescue unfolded in Malibu on Monday night as temperatures in the area plunged into the 40s, upping the urgency of finding the missing man quickly, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD).
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Parker Solar Probe Not surprisingly, there was a lot of nail biting at Mission Control at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland as Parker plunged into the solar corona.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Dozens died in Ethiopia after a truck carrying wedding guests plunged into a river, officials said.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The Christmas week rescue unfolded in Malibu on Monday night as temperatures in the area plunged into the 40s, upping the urgency of finding the missing man quickly, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD).
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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