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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunks down
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If the court strikes down such grace periods, the implications could extend well beyond California and 13 other states that give a grace period for regular ballots, depending on how the court ultimately rules.
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If the Court strikes down these specific tariffs, the CRFB estimates that total deficit reduction from tariff revenue would plummet to roughly $700 billion through 2035 on a conventional basis.
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The Court of International Trade knocks down a new global levy.
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At one moment, the grandmother’s car knocks down an animal, maybe a goat, leaving it mortally wounded.
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In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.
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But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.
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Richard Mille has teamed up with Italian bicycle manufacturer Colnago on a new tourbillon, a timepiece that essentially takes many of the features of the brand’s sleek bikes and plops them right on your wrist.
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Then a volcanic eruption plops a curious soft echidna’s egg in his path.
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“Plunks down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunks%20down. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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