plugged-in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugged-in
Adjective
  • Everyone’s putting on a cool, with-it surface while paddling like mad underneath.
    Olivia Waite, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Commission Director Doug Schoenrock said the agency will continue to be vigilant in its efforts to find the bear responsible for the attack.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
  • While authorities say the incident was not random, school officials are asking students to remain vigilant as university police work to identify and locate the suspect.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ever alert to danger and vulnerability, Birdie and her shy, anxious friend Moses (Sky Yang) quietly sneak off to take part in protests against the regime.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • After weeks of erratic readings, Lewis reverted to the older G6 model and raised $25,000 on TikTok (@typeonederfulwells) to purchase a diabetes-alert service dog.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Only four minutes later, Kilman tried to pass around Aaronson, but gave it straight to the attentive No 11.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Even as Wall Street analysts complained that Costco ought to be more attentive to shareholders, its strategy appeared to be working.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Robin is about 30% autonomous, while a team of operators working remotely controls the rest under the watchful eyes of clinical staff.
    HALLIE GOLDEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Palestinian schoolgirls saunter down a street in the Gaza Strip under the watchful eye of an Israeli patrol.
    Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Plugged-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugged-in. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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