plug into

phrase

1
: to connect or become connected to by or as if by means of a plug
the city was plugged into the new highway system
2
: to load into as if by means of a plug
plugged the data into a computer

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The software that pilots the drones, for example, can plug into things like Boston Dynamics’ robo-dog, Spot, or into other companies’ drones. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026 Despite the charger advertising 160W charging passthrough, its USB-C ports labeled C1 and C2 each top out at 140W when just one device is plugged into the charger. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 Agility Robotics’ next humanoid robot is designed to spend more of the day moving goods and less time plugged into a charger. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 The listening device was plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, concealed by a small piece of toilet paper, according to the FBI. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plug into

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“Plug into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plug%20into. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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