To plummet is to fall rapidly and suddenly. When the stock prices fell, the market plummeted.
The stock prices plummeted when the company released their latest earnings.
The plummet in the stock prices caused a lot of people to lose a lot of money.
verb
drop sharply
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noun
the metal bob of a plumb line
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Japan tech stocks plummet.
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Through the century, the population plummeted.
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It retained the incorporation even as the population plummeted.
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They see the Warden's body plummet to the ground.
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Sales plummeted and brought the company to the verge of bankruptcy.
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The glamour stocks of the age saw their values plummet.
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The blood sugar plummets and surgery is scheduled to remove the tumor.
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The rickety staircase will collapse and you will plummet to your death.
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The voyage was long and arduous, and the morale of the crews began to plummet.
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She should plummet from the trees to either the glove or the lure.