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Recent Examples of plunk Contreras has been hit by a pitch 131 times in his major league career, including 24 times by the Brewers — which is 10 more than he's been plunked by any other team. —
ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026 Although details are still scarce, the project is not about plunking a new architectural icon down in Bloomsbury or competing with Norman Foster’s great glass dome. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026 Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown. —Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plunk
ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 But with two outs in the fifth, Peralta gave up a hit to Carroll, walked Geraldo Perdomo and plunked Gabriel Moreno to load the bases. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026 Although details are still scarce, the project is not about plunking a new architectural icon down in Bloomsbury or competing with Norman Foster’s great glass dome. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026 Pack was later plunked in the back while taking second base during a rundown. —Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk
plop
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After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
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In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software.— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Plunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/plunk. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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