plummeted; plummeting; plummets
1
: to fall perpendicularly
birds plummeted down
2
: to drop sharply and abruptly
prices plummeted
1
: plumb
also
: plumb line
2
: an abrupt drop : an instance of plummeting
a sharp plummet in prices
If in the final week of the season, the Mets were trying to stop a plummet off a cliff, they are now attempting to climb out of a dark, deep abyss …—
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Verb
The acrobat plummeted into the net.
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Test scores plummeted in Tennessee and nationwide, and worries over learning loss compounded as the pandemic dragged on.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
The plane plummeted into a front yard, with debris mangled in the tree branches.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
After Trump first announced his global tariffs with great fanfare, in the Rose Garden, on April 2nd, the value of stocks, bonds, and the U.S. dollar plummeted.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Verb
During the inflation spike of 2022, the stock plummeted by 64.3% from $111.64 to $39.89, significantly outpacing the S&P 500's 25.4% drop.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Test scores plummeted in Tennessee and nationwide, and worries over learning loss compounded as the pandemic dragged on.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
The plane plummeted into a front yard, with debris mangled in the tree branches.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
After Trump first announced his global tariffs with great fanfare, in the Rose Garden, on April 2nd, the value of stocks, bonds, and the U.S. dollar plummeted.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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