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Recent Examples of fireplug
His fireplug vitality surrendered only to his untamed playing, boogie feel and volumes upon volumes of mesmerizing riffs.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Not bad for a 5-9, 165-pound fireplug from southeastern Massachusetts.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
The son of an immigrant junk dealer, Mr. Asner had a fireplug build, jowly countenance and workingman’s semblance that are not traditionally considered the raw materials of stardom.
—Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2021
Gudea looks a bit like a fireplug.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
Butler was a fireplug of man, with glasses and a thick neck, wearing a sharply creased dress white uniform that seemed to almost gleam under the courtroom’s fluorescent lights.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2019
Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
At 41 inches tall and 161 pounds per side, this fireplug of a speaker delivers impressive dynamic range at realistic (live music) levels and will admirably fill all but the most gigantic spaces with detailed yet unfatiguing sound.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The newest member of the new-look Red Sox is an aggressive, fireplug of a player, which is why Cora keeps comparing him to the sainted Dustin Pedroia.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Not bad for a 5-9, 165-pound fireplug from southeastern Massachusetts.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2021
The son of an immigrant junk dealer, Mr. Asner had a fireplug build, jowly countenance and workingman’s semblance that are not traditionally considered the raw materials of stardom.
—Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2021
Gudea looks a bit like a fireplug.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
Butler was a fireplug of man, with glasses and a thick neck, wearing a sharply creased dress white uniform that seemed to almost gleam under the courtroom’s fluorescent lights.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fireplug
Noun
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Many hydrants failed to dispense water.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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Failing to follow proper procedures for hydrant flushing can cause discoloration as well.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like a faulty fire hydrant, or a vacuum cleaner whizzing up and down with the uncontrollable hysteria of a feral raccoon, our directive was to suck up as many clicks as possible through every angle imaginable.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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Boomer, a beloved instructor with a doctorate degree, had been on an evening stroll with his girlfriend in a neighborhood east of Lake Merritt when the driver slammed into a fire hydrant that flew off the sidewalk and barreled into the couple.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following Harriett's death, the boy began experiencing strange happenings — hearing scratching in the wall, seeing water mysteriously dripping from pipes and walls, and most scary of all, feeling his bed moving.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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When that liquid becomes warm, it’s then sent through pipes to a facility that cools the liquid and sends it back to the data centers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An East Bay institution that’s slung tasty meat tubes for almost a century is no more.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Journey suffers from a multitude of medical complications, including an incurable lung disease, scoliosis, tremors, relies on a G-tube to eat, and has had surgery on both hips, according to victim impact statements and the prosecution.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the nonprofit did so discreetly, using the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization, as a conduit for the funds.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Middle managers—those crucial conduits between strategy and execution—feel less psychologically safe than both their bosses and their teams.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Huguley was taken to a baseball field, duct-taped to a bench, doused in gasoline and lit on fire, according to state authorities.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ductal carcinoma tumors grow outside milk ducts, the tubes that connect the glands to the nipple.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Fireplug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fireplug. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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