plumb
noun
a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.
plumbed
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past participleof plumb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof plumb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plumbnouna small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line.
Example Sentences
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Her 2022 debut novel, “Aesthetica,” plumbed the lengths one aged-out influencer is willing to go to reverse her cosmetic surgeries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Even though the S&P 500’s dividend yield is on the cusp of breaking below the record low 1% it plumbed at the peak of the dot-com bubble, several stocks are at the other extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Her challenging books demand to be plumbed, debated, compared—and reread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Each time we think a new low has been reached in the past couple of years, yet another depth is plumbed.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Design specifications required that every building be surrounded by an underwater main and be plumbed with interior standpipes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
