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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  • One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, the dwarf planet is passing in front of a region of the sky filled with stars.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The mornings were packed with talks from leading thinkers in business, technology, and culture.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • So, at 18 years old, Viskari packed his bags and flew across the Atlantic Ocean to Richmond, Virginia.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • When the oil begins to dry up, wells are supposed to be plugged to prevent toxic, climate-altering chemicals from escaping.
    September 7, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Since the rise of generative artificial intelligence in 2022, the technology has mostly been plugged into parts of the production pipeline as far as its deployment in Hollywood.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bunged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunged. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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