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plunge into

VERB

attack

Synonyms

STRONG

tackle

WEAK

buckle down deal with dive into set to start in on take up tear into

Antonyms

WEAK

aid be lazy defend protect resist retreat shelter shield slough off submit support surrender sustain withstand

VERB

begin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence create do establish found go ahead go into inaugurate initiate introduce launch lead make open prepare produce set up start undertake

STRONG

activate actualize cause drive effect eventuate generate impel induce instigate institute motivate mount occasion originate trigger

WEAK

break ground break the ice bring about bring to pass embark on enter on enter upon get going give birth to give impulse lay foundation for make active set about set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude destroy end fail finish halt ignore lose neglect ruin stop

STRONG

check discourage dissuade prevent repress

WEAK

complete consummate die

VERB

buckle down

Synonyms

WEAK

address apply oneself attend to bend concentrate on dedicate oneself to devote oneself to exert oneself get serious give give oneself over to keep close to keep one's mind on knuckle down launch into occupy oneself with pitch in put one's hand to the plow put one's nose to the grindstone set to swing into action take the bull by the horns throw turn

Antonyms

WEAK

be lazy ignore relax

VERB

embark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence enter launch

STRONG

board emplane entrain

WEAK

go aboard ship leave port put on board set about set out set sail take on board take ship

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease end finish stop

WEAK

disembark stay

VERB

embark on

Synonyms

WEAK

broach commence engage enter get off initiate jump off launch open set about set out set to start take up tee off

VERB

pitch in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come through get going

WEAK

aid attack begin buckle down chip in commence contribute contribute work cooperate do do one's bit fall to get busy get cracking go to it help hop to it join in jump in launch lend a hand participate set about set to subscribe tackle tee off volunteer wade in

Antonyms

WEAK

hinder hurt prevent

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TCL’s AI-powered plunge into the content-creation business appears to have stalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

As companies plunge into the new year, CEOs and their leadership teams face ambiguity on multiple fronts.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

She is accustomed to playing a daily juggling game with her appliances to avoid overloading the generator, for fear of a sudden plunge into darkness.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

In seeking to explain his plunge into the fifth round, some pointed to concerns about Shedeur’s personality and the sideshow of being the son of “Coach Prime.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

So all that can be said is that at some slightly indeterminate point as we head toward the center of Earth we leave the asthenosphere and plunge into pure mantle.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

plunge into

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