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as in to fill
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
plugged the hole in the wall with putty
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
plugged away at solving the math problem
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk
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as in cob
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as in hook
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Recent Examples of plug
Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Groshen said there are several plausible reasons why ADP might have pulled the plug.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Sean Grayson, 31, sat in the courtroom hunched in his chair and appeared to plug his ears during the part of the video that included audio of shots being fired at Massey.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
American healthcare is on life support, and Republican policies now threaten to pull the plug.
—Dr. Bryce Pulliam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Groshen said there are several plausible reasons why ADP might have pulled the plug.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
When Jonah plugs his drive into the server, the drones immediately lock onto him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Sean Grayson, 31, sat in the courtroom hunched in his chair and appeared to plug his ears during the part of the video that included audio of shots being fired at Massey.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plug
Verb
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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When an aneurysm bursts, Moore said, clamping or coiling — filling the bubble with wire — are effective treatments.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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In my experience, this is especially true in the lonely hours of the night while struggling with chronic pain.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, a New York judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nicklaus Companies against Nicklaus that attempted to prevent the golfer from using his name, image and likeness to promote his golf course design business.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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After decades of ignoring advances in data and analytics and mainly promoting from within, the Rockies seem intent on hiring an outsider to be their new head of baseball operations, after dismissing general manager Bill Schmidt at the start of October.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Camay Mitchell De Silva was staying with a friend on the school's campus in Dover in April 2024 when she was fatally shot, CBS News reported at the time.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Adrian Green was shot by Glendale police officers after aiming a gun at them as shown in body-camera footage.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The government of Ontario launched earlier this month a television ad, which is said to have cost $75,000,000 Canadian dollars (about US$54 million) and is expected to run through January on networks including Newsmax, Fox, and NBC.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Consider that longtime broadcaster Brent Musburger got summoned to the ESPN offices for referring to an over/under during a college football game, and now game breaks are littered with ads from FanDuel and DraftKings, and the network has its own sportsbook, ESPNBet.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Khloé said, showing off the pumpkin decorating stations, trees decorated with cobwebs, witches' hats, cob-webs and bats, and the orange and black balloon arches.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plain, boiled or on the grill, most respondents eat their sweet corn in one of two ways: either across the cob or around it.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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All fishing in Bella Vista, hook and line or bowfishing, is open only to property owners association members and their guests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Others have pointed toward a possible hook north over the Dominican Republic and Haiti — potentially as soon as Thursday — and a path north through the Caribbean.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Common oversights include everything from not packing a universal adapter to lacking the right outfit for events like high tea or a night out at the theater.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Epstein attributes the hill’s popularity to the fans COTA attracts, drawing a comparison to the fans that pack mountainsides and hilly areas during the Tour de France cycling race each July.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Plug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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