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plunk

[pluhngk] / plʌŋk /
VERB
throw down
Synonyms


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You could fly into a major metropolitan area like Miami to scout places and easily plunk down your entire $2 million nest egg in one day.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Plenty of you who regularly plunk down thousands for a business-class seat care about just one thing, of course: horizontal sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

But even through those periods, there’s so much music in those shows that I was always able to have a guitar around, sit at a keyboard and plunk out some songs for the show.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 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

I drop all my bags in a heap, then I plunk myself down on the asphalt.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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