plug (away)

verb

Definition of plug (away)next
as in to peg (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plug (away)
  1. carry on
  2. pitch in
  3. plow
  4. wear out
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  • Back-to-School Monitor Deals LG 27-Inch Monitor LG monitors don't disappoint, and this 27-inch IPS display carries on that tradition.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But his wife, Ruth, and his 10 children carried on his mission, helping to drill, blast, and push rock off the mountain.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of carry on
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  • Hanks’ teammates surrounded her on the pitch in an emotional celebration as the camera cut to her mother and grandmother’s joyful faces in the stands.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The winning hit provided redemption for Lindor, who was thrown out at second trying to advance on a pitch in the dirt in the eighth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitch in
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  • SanDisk, Seagate, and Western Digital take a huge percentage of their profits and plow them back into buybacks.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Janse uses no-till farming on his fields — not plowing the soil, planting crops to cover the ground year-round and adding organic matter — to help cope with the whims of the weather as climate change triggers more extremes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of plow
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  • Still, charging you a $500 deductible for a tire that was clearly worn out seems wrong.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Eva’s struggle is that of women worn out between mental load, society’s expectations and their own dreams.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wear out
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“Plug (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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