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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Examples of plummet in a Sentence
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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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
But what a difference a week makes — the market breathed a sigh of relief after back-to-back days of cooler-than-expected inflation reports, which caused the 10-year Treasury yield to plummet and stock to soar.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
But footage has circulated online, showing that some of the plummeting Starship scrap may have fallen over the Turks and Caicos Islands and even damaged a car.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Forecasters said temperatures during the noon event could fall to around 22 degrees, the chilliest since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in January of 1985, when the mercury plummeted to 7 degrees.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Business at many places has plummeted, another round of suffering following the pandemic and the entertainment industry strikes in 2023.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
But what a difference a week makes — the market breathed a sigh of relief after back-to-back days of cooler-than-expected inflation reports, which caused the 10-year Treasury yield to plummet and stock to soar.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
But footage has circulated online, showing that some of the plummeting Starship scrap may have fallen over the Turks and Caicos Islands and even damaged a car.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Forecasters said temperatures during the noon event could fall to around 22 degrees, the chilliest since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in January of 1985, when the mercury plummeted to 7 degrees.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plummet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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