PLUNKING (FOR) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

plunking (for)

verb

variants or plonking (for)

present participle of plunk (for)

as in advocating

to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions

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Anthropic urges rapid government action against catastrophic risks, advocating for direct governance and third-party testing.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The attorneys say Kil had spent years advocating for students and ensuring the university was inclusive.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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This is all moving quickly, but Sanders’ decision not to follow Shah in endorsing a more contested, open replacement fight may allow his critics to gain the high ground.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
He’s been known to blow up legislation, make surprise nominations, rage-post about sitting Republican lawmakers and retaliate by endorsing their primary opponents.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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Not Respecting Shrines and Temples Most Japanese people have a very loose relationship to religion compared to some Westerners, adopting practices from Buddhism, Shinto, and even Christianity.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
During the past decade, underwriters have pushed buzzy tech companies into adopting more staggered or shortened release dates for insiders to sell their shares, some even contingent on earnings or stock-price increases to dampen the flow.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 July 2026

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