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.
will plummet
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future tenseof plummet.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The risk to the strategy—and it is hard to overstate it—is that stocks will plummet should reports of peace prove false.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
As the ability of AI to generate realistic video improves, production costs will plummet, and we’ll see new entrants in the media industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Temperatures will plummet this weekend into next week for many locations across the United States.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Some projections estimate that by the end of the century, California’s snowpack will plummet by 48% to 65%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
I won’t be the only Hello Girl in America for much longer, and when the others return my stock will plummet.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
