bungs

present tense third-person singular of bung
as in plugs
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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Verb
  • The tree plugs into a standard outlet and features a 60-foot cord.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Daniel picks it up, plugs it in, and looks through it.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Think about your own boxes to tick and narrow it down to one star dish that fills each quadrant of your dream plate.
    Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The orchard fills an entire lot off Independence Avenue and Maple Boulevard, near Kansas City University, and sits on the Maple Flats apartment complex’s property.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Starring Melissa Joan Hart, Sabrina the Teenage Witch packs the laughs with a supernatural twist.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Identifying which seed packs the most punch in terms of nutrition may depend on whether or not the seeds has its outer shell.
    Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Bungs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungs. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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