bunged

past tense of bung
as in filled
to close up so that no empty spaces remain we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing

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  • The plane, filled with 11 skydivers and a pilot, crashed shortly after taking off from Butler Memorial Airport.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 June 2026
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  • That much was clear to the thousands and thousands of fans who packed the streets outside of Madison Square Garden and throughout the five boroughs on Saturday night, celebrating in glorious, delirious bliss after the Knicks won Game 5 of the NBA Finals, 94-90, in San Antonio.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • McAfee, not fully grasping why people would want to drink milk that was unpasteurized, nonetheless went to his silo, filled half-gallon containers and packed them in ice chests.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
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  • Server-level performance works for machines plugged into wall power.
    Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Households today have a growing number of chargers plugged into outlets—for phones, laptops, security cameras, and more.
    Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 11 June 2026
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“Bunged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunged. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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