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- noun Plural form of
plumb . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
plumb .
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Examples
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So as Archie Comics again plumbs the political realm in hopes of high sales, Comic Riffs has to ask: Is Riverdale more like Obama's Chicago or Palin's Wasilla?
OBAMA & PALIN IN COMICS: Publishers keep tapping the political appeal Michael Cavna 2010
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Mr. Bezmozgis rarely plumbs deeper than such twinkling mockeries.
Lost in Transit Sam Sacks 2011
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The book you now hold in your hands plumbs the depths of unadulterated self-absorption and beyond.
How To Find Yourself (or a reasonable facsimile) Vincent Eaton 2012
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Armed Humanitarians by Nathan Hodge is a popular history of the U.S.' efforts at nation building, the hearts and minds territory that my own book We Meant Well plumbs.
Peter Van Buren: Why Doesn't Reconstruction Work? Peter Van Buren 2011
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Whether he's confronting the loss of friends or exploring the nature of fear, he plumbs the depths of why some people feel the need to push to the edge.
Outdoor Adventures Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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* And here's the head-spinning right wing idiocy of the day: In case you want a one-stop shop to get up to speed on the ongoing attacks on Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign, Dana Milbank plumbs the depths of the right's latest inanities and comes away perplexed that conservatives find it objectionable to urge people to "eat junk less often and exercise more."
The Morning Plum 2011
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Expertly written, this novel plumbs the dark depths of grief and guilt but emerges into the light of self-forgiveness and freedom.
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Alas, when he plumbs the mind of a teenage survivor of a horrific family slaughter, this effort too yields dreadful consequences.
In Brief: Mystery Tom Nolan 2011
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Umrigar finely plumbs the depths of the human heart, from the heights of joy and passion to the very deepest despair.
The Weight of Heaven: Summary and book reviews of The Weight of Heaven by Thrity Umrigar. 2009
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But Caseby's squalid, scatological note plumbs new depths.
Caseby's squalid note to The Guardian editor shows News International's true face 2011
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