ply with

phrasal verb

plied with; plying with; plies with
: to offer or give (something) to (someone) repeatedly or constantly
Waiters plied guests with wine and hors d'oeuvres.
He plied me with questions.

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Serbia has been kept plied with Russian gas, Chinese infrastructure, European investment, and even glitzy American construction projects. — Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025 First: get some memorable speeches out of a bunch of celebrities packed into a ballroom and plied with booze on national television. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Ply with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ply%20with. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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