lunged

Definition of lungednext
past tense of lunge

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Verb
  • At its center is the story of a boy named Zac Brettler, who in November 2019, at the age of nineteen, plunged to his death from a balcony on the fifth floor of an upscale apartment complex a few minutes’ walk along the Thames from Tate Britain.
    Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Milei’s popularity plummets amid corruption scandal in Argentina Argentinian President Javier Milei’s popularity plunged to a new low, as rising unemployment and a burgeoning corruption scandal threatened his ambitious economic program and prospects for reelection next year.
    Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit presented by Deloitte, Graham and UTA Partner and Agent Natasha Bolouki dove into the cameo, what drives business decisions, how the two work together and how Graham continues to cultivate authentic relationships with her fans.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • That episode’s cold open dived into McKay’s background, which meant the hour’s emotional core was with him; but in the moment of his humiliation, the camera held fast on Cassie, pornographically posed on all fours.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Lunged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunged. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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