as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
a week in which stock prices plummeted
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Recent Examples of plummet
Motta’s stock had plummeted with a Champions League play-off exit to a limited PSV and a Coppa Italia loss to Empoli, but the 4-0 and 3-0 defeats this month to Atalanta and Fiorentina respectively stripped back the last faith in his abilities to arrest the slide.
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Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The Hawkeyes’ average attendance plummeted to 9,161 this season, the lowest in 60 years.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Temperatures are forecast to remain warm but drop a few degrees Tuesday, before plummeting Wednesday as a cooling pattern spreads across the region.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
After clinching his first win with Ferrari in Saturday’s sprint, having secured a surprising pole position the day before, the Brit’s fortunes plummeted during the main event on Sunday.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The Hawkeyes’ average attendance plummeted to 9,161 this season, the lowest in 60 years.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Temperatures are forecast to remain warm but drop a few degrees Tuesday, before plummeting Wednesday as a cooling pattern spreads across the region.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
After clinching his first win with Ferrari in Saturday’s sprint, having secured a surprising pole position the day before, the Brit’s fortunes plummeted during the main event on Sunday.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And just how big a hit do 401(k)s take when markets fall?—
Dr. Ronald Premuroso,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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The martial law attempt, which lasted about six hours before Yoon backed down in the face of parliamentary opposition and public protests, plunged the country into months of turmoil and led to the Constitutional Court removing him from the presidency this month for violating constitutional powers.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence in the United States has plunged to levels not seen in years.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Stocks tumbled Wednesday after Nvidia warned new U.S. restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, with market losses accelerating after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned about the economic risks from President Trump's tariffs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Prices for Canadian imports tumbled 1.5% while goods from Mexico were 0.3% cheaper.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Blue Sneakers For those who are slightly less daring, dip your toe into the coloured trainer trend with a baby-blue pair.—
Melisa Vargas,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the cuts and losses at the FDA, there is growing fear that the funding level could dip below the historical threshold.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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And even with personnel changes, the standard doesn’t drop.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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After Kev drops that bombshell on Harry, the two laugh over the fact that that's far from the worst thing Conrad has ever done.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Plummet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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