PLUG AWAY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

plug (away)

verb

Definition of plug (away)

as in to peg (away)

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Part of the frustration and fascination of these climbing docs is that the filmmakers can never quite answer the question of why these people — tenacious, but undoubtedly masochistic — carry on and up the mountain again and again.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Later that night, there’s more fallout from recent events — albeit of a more therapeutic kind — when Keeley and Rebecca share their problems while watching Bridesmaids before ending the night determined to carry on.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry on

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Joe Rodon, last seen limping off the pitch in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Brentford, will be unavailable to Leeds United for eight to 10 weeks with a hamstring injury.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Of course, many high picks out of high school struggle initially with pitching in the minors.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of pitch in

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Simmons hit Olugbode from 14 yards out to cap the next series, Roberts plowed in for a TD early in the second quarter, and Simmons added long touchdown throws to Olugbode and fellow Ole Miss transfer Cayden Lee before his day was done.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Officials told Indian media outlets that whatever fell off the glacier may have dropped into a glacial lake and blocked a river, resulting in the massive wave of ice, water and debris that plowed through settlements nearby.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plow

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Even the woozy strings of Ernst Reijseger’s score wear out their welcome.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Just across the sidewalk from the West Martello Tower, a Civil War-era fort where the Garden Club is housed, lies an unkempt field of grass, worn out by dehydration and footsteps.

— Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of wear out

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