Thesaurus results for PLUNKED

plunked

verb

variants or plonked

past tense of plunk

as in plopped

to throw or set down clumsily or casually plunked a battered hat on his head

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Recent Examples of plunked Isaiah Salas, the reliable freshman, came in and plunked Frei to plate a run. — Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026 Arraez painfully reached base when he was plunked in the lower back, the second time Chicago’s Noah Schultz had hit Arraez in that spot. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 May 2026 Tim Hill plunked pinch-hitter Jacob Gonzalez and Tristan Peters with pitches before getting an out. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 After Crow-Armstrong stole second, Kuhnel plunked Bregman before walking Michael Busch on four pitches to force in the go-ahead run. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The Chanticleers got hit by 179 pitches last season — en route to an appearance the College World Series finals — and have been plunked 135 times so far in 2026. — Mitch Light, New York Times, 28 May 2026 Tyler Callihan and Jake Mangum tagged Bender for singles and then Jared Triolo drew a walk to bring Horwitz to the plate, whom Bender plunked with the first pitch of the at-bat to give Pittsburgh the lead. — Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn plunked two batters in the seventh, and Sam Bachman gave up an RBI single to Nick Kurtz, trimming the Angels’ lead to 5-4. — Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026 McCarthy and Hunter Goodman drew walks off Houser, Willi Castro delivered an RBI single, and Sterling Thompson took one for the team, getting plunked by Houser with the bases loaded. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunked

plopped

Verb

But about two years ago, when the Markley Group plopped its second cooling tank behind her above-ground swimming pool, along with a growing number of surveillance cameras, the relationship had soured.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026