PLUNKS (FOR) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

plunks (for)

verb

variants or plonks (for)

present tense third-person singular of plunk (for)

as in endorses

to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions

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This evidence base is why ASCO endorses integrative oncology guidelines and why NCCN incorporates integrative therapies throughout symptom management pathways.

— Lorenzo Cohen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorses

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This time, experts and advocates hope there’s lasting change.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
The group, a nonprofit that advocates for downtown businesses, also noted an increase of about 19% in average daily visitors to downtown this year compared with 2025.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocates

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The other half came from the Fund for Policy Reform, a nonprofit that’s part of Soros’ Open Society Foundations, which supports progressive organizations and whose board is chaired by his son, Alex Soros.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Pearlman supports campus efforts to create foundations for scholarships and lobbying Sacramento and Washington to keep funding, including student aid, at necessary levels.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of supports

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Another key element of the measure is establishing a two-year budget cycle for the city, which currently adopts its budget annually.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But Eliot also uses free indirect discourse, the technique in which an omniscient narrator adopts the perspective of an individual character, to inhabit Dorothea beyond her surface qualities.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

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