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plunk

[pluhngk] / plʌŋk /
VERB
throw down
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By dialing down the sweetener in the original formula, the 70-year-old theorized, fellow chai addicts must now plunk down more for pumps of vanilla syrup or other add-ins to remake their drink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Their fee would be based on your investible assets, so if you take all of that $1 million and plunk it down on a house, their fee goes way down.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Flaherty said he didn’t plunk Tatis on purpose, noting that it was only a two-run game at that point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024

But this idea that if you plunk that genius in any moment in time, it would rise to the top, that’s not necessarily true.

From Salon ● May 25, 2024

It dropped into the water with a loud plunk.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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