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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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noun

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Recent Examples of plug
Verb
But King of the Hill decides to pull the plug on the joke and have John and Nancy end their affair in this fourth-season episode. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025 The neck of the bottle is frozen, and when opened, the pressure ejects the sediment plug cleanly. Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
If it's plugged with debris, wash it off to allow air to pass through it and the condenser. Amanda Wallace, USA Today, 9 July 2025 In the wake of the Arkansas decision, Minnesota and other states have moved to shore up voting rights with state-level protections to plug the growing gaps in the federal law. Jack Dura, Twin Cities, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for plug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plug
Verb
  • This winter, a Roman grave filled with gypsum was found during a highway construction project in England.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • The Dukes of Hazzard ran for seven seasons on CBS, wrapping up in 1985 after 147 episodes filled with moonshine mischief and good-old-boy adventures.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Today, many humanoid robots struggle to handle multiple tasks simultaneously—and to reason or understand context in the ways humans can.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
  • But some producers are already struggling thanks to other Trump administration moves and delays.
    Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Investigators found no evidence of a client list or blackmail scheme involving prominent individuals, contradicting years of speculation and conspiracy theories that both Patel and Bongino had previously promoted.
    Adeola Adeosun Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Benson Boone has spent 2025 promoting his new album American Heart, which debuted on the Billboard charts just a few weeks ago.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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  • The ad criticizes outgoing Senator Mitch McConnell and fellow Republican candidates Andy Barr and Daniel Cameron.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
  • The Italian luxury house’s fall 2025 ad campaign was photographed by Mario Sorrenti inside Villa Santo Sospir, the French intellectual’s residence in the south of France surrounded by lush greenery.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • With a sharp knife, barely slice the tops of the kernels off into a bowl, then scrape the kernels' roots from the cob into the same bowl.
    Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
  • Pedersen broke down her options while sitting on a pinkish firepit and curved bench made from cob.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The stylish tree features six lower cubbies, three rustic woven baskets, three double-pronged hooks, and an open shelf for maximum organization.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
  • Include subject lines, hooks, and CTAs where needed.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • In the early days of the war, the United States and its G-7 allies crafted sanctions and export controls that were thought to pack a powerful punch but in fact had so many mitigations built in that they were robbed of their full impact.
    Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
  • Choose a generously sized picnic blanket with a waterproof backing—ideally one that’s soft, stylish and easy to pack.
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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  • Finally, gradually acclimatizing workers to laboring in extreme heat, instead of expecting people to work full-steam on the first few blazing hot days of the summer.
    Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
  • But his parents, Mexican immigrants in the Bracero program, labored in Woodland fields with no means to send Estrada, one of 15 children, to college.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025

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“Plug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

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