as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Since then, the company’s market value has plummeted by roughly 76%.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Cases are also higher than the more than 10,000 cases that were reported by this time in 2019, before COVID-19 pandemic measures also caused plummeting cases of pertussis and other infections that spread through the air.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
The resulting imbalance between supply and demand has sent prices plummeting, experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
The Bears, meanwhile, plummeted six spots to 21st following their 19-13 loss to the Texans last week.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
Cases are also higher than the more than 10,000 cases that were reported by this time in 2019, before COVID-19 pandemic measures also caused plummeting cases of pertussis and other infections that spread through the air.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
The resulting imbalance between supply and demand has sent prices plummeting, experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
The Bears, meanwhile, plummeted six spots to 21st following their 19-13 loss to the Texans last week.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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