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Recent Examples of plunked
He was plunked before a piano at age 3 and could play by ear by 5.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Phillips was ejected in the eighth for intentionally hitting Willy Adames with a pitch after Roupp plunked Spencer Steer in the second.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Leahy, meanwhile, plunked Willson Contreras to begin the second inning, and still needed just six pitches to get through his second consecutive 1-2-3 frame.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Contreras has been hit by a pitch 131 times in his major league career, including 24 times by the Brewers — which is 10 more than he's been plunked by any other team.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Phillips was ejected in the eighth for intentionally hitting Willy Adames with a pitch after Roupp plunked Spencer Steer in the second.
—CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Leahy, meanwhile, plunked Willson Contreras to begin the second inning, and still needed just six pitches to get through his second consecutive 1-2-3 frame.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The big key, however, was Aurora Christian drawing 15 walks and also getting plunked once by a pair of Trinity Christian pitchers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Contreras has been hit by a pitch 131 times in his major league career, including 24 times by the Brewers — which is 10 more than he's been plunked by any other team.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked
plopped
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In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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His approach shot bounced in front of the green, took a left turn and plopped into the pond, leaving quiet ripples across the water.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Plunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunked. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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