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plunk

[pluhngk] / plʌŋk /
VERB
throw down
Synonyms


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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

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

That doleful mood pervades these interpretations: a sadly beautiful tone; an emotional climax that evaporates rather than reaching a resolution; a heartbreakingly simple plunk of high keys.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

I try to grab ahold of her, but she slams onto the ice, landing on her back, the concentrator landing with a plunk next to her.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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