plunk (for)

verb

variants or plonk (for)
Definition of plunk (for)next
as in to endorse
to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plunk (for)
  1. endorse
  2. advocate
  3. support
  4. adopt
Verb
  • Neither rabbi endorsed the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, however.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Candidates including Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer paid thousands of dollars to influencers who posted videos endorsing Steyer or talking about him in a positive light.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorse
Verb
  • Environmental groups advocated for SB 954 over concerns that the CEQA exemption could allow heavily polluting facilities to bypass environmental review.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Insisting on tax cuts and voting for politicians who will, of course, advocate them, has exacerbated the problem.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocate
Verb
  • Our team of Victim Advocates are supporting those involved in what happened today.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Easley said a community gathering organized in support of the brewery on Saturday drew a large crowd, with some of the drag brunch’s vendors and a food truck showing up to support the brewery.
    — Evan Moore August 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of support
Verb
  • Geely moves beyond 800 volts Geely has increasingly adopted 800-volt technology across its current EV lineup.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Air Resources Board adopted the new policy last week in response to a petition by environmental groups.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of adopt
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“Plunk (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plunk%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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