PLUMMETS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

plummets

verb

present tense third-person singular of plummet

as in plunges

to go to a lower level especially abruptly a week in which stock prices plummeted

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Recent Examples of plummets According to official figures, even when the thermometer plummets to minus 22 °F (-30 °C), a situation that cripples most electric vehicles, the Atto 8 can still execute a 20 % to 97% charge in just 12 minutes. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 With the married couple of Robert and Camille Sims careening off onto very different moral trajectories, Camille must confront troubling truths as her conscience plummets into the pits of Hades, while Robert is on a profound journey of salvation. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026 While students using unrestricted AI show immediate performance improvement while using AI agents, their performance plummets once the tool is removed. — Aaron Glantz, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas plummets down the board with its 8th place finish, and now sits outside the playoff positions. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 June 2026 People run for safety as a drone, probably downed by Russian air defenses, plummets into a building in a sprawling marketplace. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 As the temperatures climb higher and higher, our desire to cook often plummets in the opposite direction. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 But conditions in the global oil market are set to worsen in the next few weeks, Morgan Stanley analysts warned, as the rate of releases from global strategic reserves plummets to less than a third of current levels. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 28 May 2026

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Rather than upside-down loops and corkscrews, the two-decade-old coaster focuses on velocity and downhill plunges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
While firms have no doubt been following the progress of international regulations and the formation of new standards for years now, supply chain visibility positively plunges beyond Tier 1.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunges

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The January 16, 2027 slot once again falls the day after the end of nomination voting in the Academy Awards on January 15, and before the January 21 nominations announcement.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
As night falls, Kenny and Christina are over the moon about their trip.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of falls

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From trashing bedrooms and throwing couches, the pair tumbles down stairs and has a chase across the lawn before ending up in the pool.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Front load washers are built with a horizontal drum that tumbles the clothes in each cycle.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tumbles

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And the quick turnover ensures that the rice’s temperature never dips too chilly.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
When the market dips but moves less than options expect, selling premium into the weakness lets traders collect elevated prices while setting strikes below a market that's already come in.

— Julia Spina, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dips

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The Medicare Advantage and D-SNP list drops authorization for speech and language treatment, group speech treatment, swallowing dysfunction and spinal chiropractic manipulation.

— JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Given the memory chip industry’s history of boom and bust cycles, some industry observers worry that overinvesting by both chipmakers and chip equipment makers could pose a risk if demand drops.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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