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Recent Examples of plunk down
Last October, Wahlberg plunked down $27 million for a mansion in the Delray Beach area.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Under Kennedy’s stewardship, Lucasfilm amassed more than $5.6 billion in box office and helped establish Disney+ as a streaming destination — achievements that easily validated the $4.05 billion Disney plunked down for the company.
—Jake Coyle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
And the Academy takes no responsibility for how many thousands of dollars countries, producers, filmmakers, and distributors plunk down to lure voters to countless screenings and Q&As at such places as the Soho or Ross House ($40,000 a pop).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Customers who plunk down millions of dollars for classic Ferraris, or more than US $500,000 for the SF90 Stradale, wouldn’t have it any other way.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2022
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Under Kennedy’s stewardship, Lucasfilm amassed more than $5.6 billion in box office and helped establish Disney+ as a streaming destination — achievements that easily validated the $4.05 billion Disney plunked down for the company.
—Jake Coyle, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
And the Academy takes no responsibility for how many thousands of dollars countries, producers, filmmakers, and distributors plunk down to lure voters to countless screenings and Q&As at such places as the Soho or Ross House ($40,000 a pop).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Customers who plunk down millions of dollars for classic Ferraris, or more than US $500,000 for the SF90 Stradale, wouldn’t have it any other way.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk down
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Betting on the races, America's original form of sports betting dating back to the colonial era, enjoyed special status even before the Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a law that prevented states other than Nevada from offering sports betting.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said Thursday that the state will suspend its House primaries for the upcoming elections on May 16 in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the state's congressional map.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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That could allow time to consider alternatives for rehab before a building is knocked down for good.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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And if Evan Mobley, who has struggled to shoot all year long, hadn’t knocked down all three of his 3s in the second half, perhaps that ferocity would have been enough.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The gusts progressively grew stronger, knocking over planters and forcing food vendors to close up shop early, until the festival itself was paused and performers were ushered offstage.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2026
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People ducked under tables and chairs, knocking over table settings.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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For seating, slide into the red velvet banquettes or plop onto a gold tiger velvet stool.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
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During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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That view began to rupture as the first shots of the Revolutionary War rang out in Lexington and Concord in 1775, and a year later Americans resolved to topple the king – metaphorically and literally.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Plunk down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk%20down. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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