A powerful downdraft sent the plane plunging.
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Plunging
//ˈplʌn.d͡ʒɪŋ//
Synonyms for "plunging" (144 found)
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Related words (72)
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Sample sentences
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The ravishing beauty queen wearing a blue velvet gown with a plunging neckline struck a pose on the red carpet.
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Tom was distracted by Mary's plunging neckline.
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The passengers were aboard a tour boat that takes visitors to see lava plunging into the ocean from a long-erupting volcano that has been vigorously shooting lava from a new vent in the ground for the past two months.
Source: tatoeba (7000276)
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