as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
And as global temperatures plummeted, rainfall could drop by as much as 15% because less evaporation would be occurring on the ground, the study findings showed.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
After years spent in the teens, Bregman’s walk rate plummeted below seven percent.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Just as the cost of computer processing has plummeted since the first mainframes — with smartphones now packing more computing power than the machines that sent astronauts to the moon — there has always been reason to believe AI’s massive energy appetite would come down.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Authorities say there were no survivors after the two aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster since 2001.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
After years spent in the teens, Bregman’s walk rate plummeted below seven percent.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Just as the cost of computer processing has plummeted since the first mainframes — with smartphones now packing more computing power than the machines that sent astronauts to the moon — there has always been reason to believe AI’s massive energy appetite would come down.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Authorities say there were no survivors after the two aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster since 2001.
—Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummet
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Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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That stock is up about 22% so far this year despite falling sharply during the DeepSeek sell-off in January.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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Threat level: The Arctic air is likely to send temperatures plunging to 35 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit below average for mid-February across the Upper Midwest and Plains states, with the cold barreling south and east through the end of the week.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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This comes as the stock has had a rough past year, plunging more than 32% over the past 12 months.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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And yet the United States needs immigrants to offset the declining birth rate in this country.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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To pressure Canada into joining the U.S., the McKinley tariff explicitly declined to make an exception for Canadian products.—
Marc-William Palen / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tesla , whose Full Self-Driving has yet to get China’s approval, saw its shares tumble on Tuesday following the news of BYD’s driver-assist rollout.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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Corbiere slipped and then tumbled over the edge and down into a ravine.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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While cases reported to the CDC by health departments dipped over the winter holidays, weekly infections have accelerated for a month straight since then.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Any hard-to-reach places can be cleaned with a small brush dipped in the cleaning solution if a microfiber cloth isn't doing the job.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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Immigrant student attendance drops slightly at JCPS in wake of ICE policy change Why a JCPS board member wants to limit cell phone use in schools Pollio raises concerns about TARC drivers taking advantage of JCPS partnership JCPS is a 'Safe Haven' district.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Feb. 2025
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Georgiou asks, forcing Alok to drop his drug-dealing cover.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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