Just like the human "snowbirds" who fly south for the winter, saltwater fish often cruise to warmer climes when the mercury plummets.
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Plummets
Synonyms for "plummets" (11 found)
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Every time I look at him, my heart plummets and memories that I never lived shoot through my mind.
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Stock markets in Japan fell Thursday, but not as drastically as the plummets experienced by U.S. markets a day earlier that amplified recession fears.
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