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plunk

[pluhngk] / plʌŋk /
VERB
throw down
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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

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

Customers who buy the half-gallons plunk down a $3 deposit for each glass jug.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

I lift my walker, twist it a couple of inches to the left, and plunk it down again.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen