as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummeting
Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Chesapeake employs 344 before a collapse in natural gas prices sends its stock value plummeting.
—Steve Lackmeyer, Oklahoman, 25 Feb. 2026
The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation's currency plummeting.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
Successive polls have shown his approval rating on immigration plummeting.
—Richard Hall, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
Beck, the Miami quarterback, played at Georgia last season, but an injury in the SEC title game ended his season and sent his draft stock plummeting.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
But with Nvidia’s shares having gained so much in recent months, a miss on Wednesday, or cautious guidance tied to China restrictions, could send the stock plummeting.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Shedeur Sanders' draft stock plummeting didn't help, either.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
In the final third, the civilization collapsed entirely, its population essentially plummeting to zero.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
The coin's value initially soared to more than $44 before plummeting almost immediately.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Philanthropic support for the arts is plummeting, and with the passing last year of major philanthropists such as Gund and Leonard Lauder, there are few replacements on the horizon.
—Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
That appropriation would be to repay bonds issued for the stadium — and failure to pay off those bonds each year would put the state at risk of defaulting and plummeting its credit rating.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
At a staff meeting in March, Bhattacharya acknowledged the struggles the agency has faced over the past year, including multiple rounds of job cuts, plummeting morale, and a gunman opening fire outside the CDC's Atlanta campus, killing a police officer.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
You're introduced to a girl, Anne, who's on her way to meet with friends in Tokyo when a massive sinkhole opens, sending her plummeting into the Earth's depths.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images Financial markets also appeared to lend their approval, with the Hungarian forint hitting a four-year high and 10-year government bond yields plummeting up to 50 basis points on Monday morning.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves.
—Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Chesapeake employs 344 before a collapse in natural gas prices sends its stock value plummeting.
—Steve Lackmeyer, Oklahoman, 25 Feb. 2026
The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation's currency plummeting.
—Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
Successive polls have shown his approval rating on immigration plummeting.
—Richard Hall, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung.
—John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026
Beck, the Miami quarterback, played at Georgia last season, but an injury in the SEC title game ended his season and sent his draft stock plummeting.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
But with Nvidia’s shares having gained so much in recent months, a miss on Wednesday, or cautious guidance tied to China restrictions, could send the stock plummeting.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Shedeur Sanders' draft stock plummeting didn't help, either.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
For one, Lee indicated, the cost of using AI will become significantly lower, with performing inference—how AI analyzes data—for a large language model with 1 trillion parameters plummeting by more than 90% over the next four years, according to a report last month from analyst firm Gartner.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
In the final third, the civilization collapsed entirely, its population essentially plummeting to zero.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
The coin's value initially soared to more than $44 before plummeting almost immediately.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Philanthropic support for the arts is plummeting, and with the passing last year of major philanthropists such as Gund and Leonard Lauder, there are few replacements on the horizon.
—Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
That appropriation would be to repay bonds issued for the stadium — and failure to pay off those bonds each year would put the state at risk of defaulting and plummeting its credit rating.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
At a staff meeting in March, Bhattacharya acknowledged the struggles the agency has faced over the past year, including multiple rounds of job cuts, plummeting morale, and a gunman opening fire outside the CDC's Atlanta campus, killing a police officer.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
You're introduced to a girl, Anne, who's on her way to meet with friends in Tokyo when a massive sinkhole opens, sending her plummeting into the Earth's depths.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Attila Kisbenedek | Afp | Getty Images Financial markets also appeared to lend their approval, with the Hungarian forint hitting a four-year high and 10-year government bond yields plummeting up to 50 basis points on Monday morning.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeting
Noun
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Russia still lags well behind the West — and China — in overall ship numbers, and its navy has suffered serious setbacks in the Black Sea at the hands of Ukraine, including the sinking of the fleet’s flagship.—
Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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It's believed that Harbeck was hired by the White Star Line, the company operating the Titanic, to document her maiden voyage, but Harbeck was lost during the sinking and never able to corroborate the story.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In recent months, JNIM relentlessly attacked fuel tankers on the road, coming from neighboring Senegal and Ivory Coast, plunging Bamako into crisis well before the Iran war tightened global fuel supplies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lopez wowed in a striking silver bodysuit that featured a plunging neckline.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The in-flight tests yielded a substantial decline in soot and ice with 100 percent SAF.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Correction-level declines occurred in 71% of those years, versus only 44% in other years.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bishop Moore junior Lucas Magro went 2-1 in the individual singles bracket and took the top seed, William Freshwater of Barron Collier, to a tiebreaker before falling 1-6, 6-1, (10-3).—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the Pistons were sloppy with the ball and careless overall in a 94-88 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night, falling behind 3-1 in their first-round Eastern Conference series.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reports in 2024 and 2025 indicated declining health, including low blood pressure, dizziness and heart problems, but these claims could not be independently verified.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Now these countries, like much of the world, are facing declining birth rates that threaten to upend their economies.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The company's revenue for the period was in-line with expectations, but weaker-than-expected operating income guidance for the current quarter sent shares tumbling.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Of My Own Making opens when, after a decade of productive therapy, Burke discovers a photo of the car accident that took her beloved grandmother’s life, and thirty years of unprocessed grief and trauma come tumbling out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Serve them with a dipping sauce or a dollop of sour cream for an easy appetizer or light meal.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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For dipping the pillowy crust, I was told.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Four of the seven matches went to Super Tiebreakers, and Cypress Bay had to dig out of a 2-0 hole after dropping their two singles matches.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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With that option off the table, the Jeju pilots would have had to consider dropping the gear manually.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Plummeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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