plummet
noun
a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
have been plummeting
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present perfect progressiveof plummet.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Over the past few days, global stock markets have been plummeting.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024
But in Fiji, too, the bat’s populations have been plummeting.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 28, 2023
But salmon numbers have been plummeting on the Sacramento in recent decades, largely because of dams that block historic spawning areas and the diversion of water to farms and cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
The salmon, whose numbers have been plummeting for decades, are now in some places facing extinction.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
The profits of Big Coal have been plummeting in a shifting energy market.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2016
