as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummeted
New data, meanwhile, showed that Chinese exports to the US plummeted again, but sales elsewhere surged.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Their numbers plummeted as a result.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
While Cabaret opened last year to strong numbers – original stars Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin certainly added to the hot-ticket aura, as did the impressive revamp of the venue – the weekly grosses have plummeted in recent weeks.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Shares of SiriusXM briefly plummeted in-pre-market trading following Cohen’s statements.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
At Viet Huong Supermarket in Ellabell – one of three Vietnamese groceries owned by 51-year-old Sammie Rentz – the regular flow of Korean customers plummeted almost overnight.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
At Kering, parent of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, group net profit plummeted 46 percent in the first half.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The aircraft plummeted into fields just outside Fort Morgan Municipal Airport after colliding and burst into flames, according to witnesses cited by Fox News.
—Chloe Mayer
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
More recently, during periods of heightened trade war concerns, the pattern repeated—Amazon plummeted 30% while the S&P 500's peak-to-trough decline was a more modest 19%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Their numbers plummeted as a result.
—Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
While Cabaret opened last year to strong numbers – original stars Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin certainly added to the hot-ticket aura, as did the impressive revamp of the venue – the weekly grosses have plummeted in recent weeks.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Shares of SiriusXM briefly plummeted in-pre-market trading following Cohen’s statements.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
At Viet Huong Supermarket in Ellabell – one of three Vietnamese groceries owned by 51-year-old Sammie Rentz – the regular flow of Korean customers plummeted almost overnight.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
At Kering, parent of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, group net profit plummeted 46 percent in the first half.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The aircraft plummeted into fields just outside Fort Morgan Municipal Airport after colliding and burst into flames, according to witnesses cited by Fox News.
—Chloe Mayer
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
More recently, during periods of heightened trade war concerns, the pattern repeated—Amazon plummeted 30% while the S&P 500's peak-to-trough decline was a more modest 19%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeted
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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According to Bangladesh’s tax and customs collection agency, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), volumes via these gateways plunged 26 percent in July and 52 percent in August as exporters had to reroute goods out of the country via ocean.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopharmaceutical company plunged 21% after results from a phase 3 trial showed Summit’s lung cancer drug, ivonescimab, resulted in fewer improvements in European and North American patients compared to their Chinese counterparts.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Stellantis tumbled more than 5%.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Constellation Brands shares tumbled more than 6% after the Modelo and Corona parent company cut its outlook for the fiscal year.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The back of the dress, which included a ribbon that flowed down to the ground, dipped low enough to reveal nearly all of the star's large back tattoo, which depicts roses along a vine, as well as a baby lamb.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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That rank dipped to 18th in 2024, when the Chiefs had 39.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Note that the relative strength indicator has declined from late 2024 to the present – heading in the opposite direction of the price.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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And so this was a gift that dropped into my lap.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Plummeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummeted. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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