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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The film casts Butler as Hank Thompson, a former baseball player, who is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ‘90s New York City.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Sara is an ordinary wife, mother to twins, and career woman who is plunged into a nightmare when she is stopped by security officials on her way back from a trip abroad.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Over the following decades, rural China plunged into ever-greater crises.
—Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
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—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Sara is an ordinary wife, mother to twins, and career woman who is plunged into a nightmare when she is stopped by security officials on her way back from a trip abroad.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
Over the following decades, rural China plunged into ever-greater crises.
—Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Utopia, the domestic buyer of movies including Pet Shop Days, Shiva Baby, and Holy Spider, is plunging into new waters with the acquisition of Hot Spring Shark Attack (aka Onsen Shâku).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Plunge into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plunge%20into. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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