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as in to fill
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
plugged the hole in the wall with putty
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
plugged away at solving the math problem
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk
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as in cob
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as in hook
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Recent Examples of plug
Byron Hurd, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
In the late 20th century, the world came together to plug a hole in the ozone layer — the part of Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Based on real‑time force sensor data, the robotic arm autonomously guided a docking plug to draw circles, triangles, and straight lines on a drawing board.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Muñoz also plugged the company’s plans to build a new army of humanoid Atlas robots to help supplement human labor in its Georgia assembly facility.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
In the late 20th century, the world came together to plug a hole in the ozone layer — the part of Earth’s atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
The shameless plug did not help matters in this situation because Woods was arrested for driving under the influence.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Based on real‑time force sensor data, the robotic arm autonomously guided a docking plug to draw circles, triangles, and straight lines on a drawing board.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plug
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For every event that closes, such as the Johannesburg Biennale (held in 1995 and 1997) and the Marrakech Biennale (2004–16), others, like the Lagos Biennial (founded in 2017) and the Stellenbosch Triennial (founded in 2020), emerge to fill the void.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez’s supervisors asked her to fill a new role in 2018, a job that did not exist anywhere else in the state.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps those June friendlies in Florida will give him one more chance to experiment, but the simple reality is that any Kane-less plan will struggle to get off the ground.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The waiver was established by the TEA to provide additional flexibility to go out of state to find qualified leaders to right the ships of struggling districts.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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As technology has evolved, car shows have also become a stage to debut and promote emerging forms of transportation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift’s album.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Less than an hour later, a 25-year-old man was shot twice in his right arm and twice in his right leg at Creston Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the last seconds of the finale, Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin) shoots Todd dead — still the series’ most shocking moment over the decades.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shailin Asadollahi told me that her family’s group chat had turned into a live feed of ad-hoc forensics, chronicling their efforts to find her brother.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The only thing better than a creamy, cheesy, citrus, and spice slathered cob of corn otherwise known as Elote, is all those ingredients on a crisp pizza crust.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The cobs are delivered to an on-board machine which strips the corn from the cob.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The South's largest city has a historical hook, too.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The longest models dangle three treble hooks from the bottom.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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The games bring out the fans, with big brothers and grandmas packing the stands.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Injury report While the Cubs head to Cleveland, right fielder Seiya Suzuki is packing his bags to Double-A Knoxville for a rehab stint.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Plug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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