BUNGING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

bunging

verb

present participle of bung

as in filling

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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This time, the smiles, the hugs, the radiant joy filling Atlanta Stadium could have powered the entire state of Georgia.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Tacori skipped the orderly line of a tennis necklace, arranging mixed-cut diamonds in two close rows with smaller stones filling the narrow spaces between them.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

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The aesthetic is a play on laidback, beachy style with colorful prints and floral motifs, plus a level of versatility that makes packing a carry-on for your next vacation as effortless as letting your hair air dry after a swim.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
Patriot Front’s other chief notoriety comes from packing members in the back of U-Haul trucks after a 2025 march in Kansas City, Missouri, prompting the company to ban several of its members for violating U-Haul’s rental policy.

— Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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In the age of GLP-1s where bodies seem to be shrinking left and right, donated cadaver fat is plugging an emerging gap in the market.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Corky Quirk, who founded the local rescue organization NorCal Bats, previously said the colony was well over 20 years old when Sacramento started plugging up bat entrances in the fall of 2025.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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