1
as in filled
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
plugged the hole in the wall with putty
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2
as in wrought
to devote serious and sustained effort
plugged away at solving the math problem
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3
as in promoted
to provide publicity for
the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie
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as in drilled
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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Recent Examples of plugged
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
But the new generation of GaN chargers with more power and USB ports sometimes struggle to stay plugged in due to their size and weight.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
As a result, certain high-wattage appliances and devices should always be plugged directly into a wall outlet to avoid overloading the power strip.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
He is very plugged into the world of change-makers in the incarceration realm.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
But the new generation of GaN chargers with more power and USB ports sometimes struggle to stay plugged in due to their size and weight.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
Adjective
But this week was the first time that defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo plugged it in a weekly game plan.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
As a result, certain high-wattage appliances and devices should always be plugged directly into a wall outlet to avoid overloading the power strip.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugged
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Food options include sandwiches and baked goods including beef rissoles — dumplings filled with ground meat — and pao de queijo, gluten-free cheese bread made from tapioca flour.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Wyeth had taken several photos of a woman wearing three layers of denim vests, all filled with pins and slogans against fascism, against patriarchy, against the pipeline, against the former rapist in chief, against starving children, against book bans, against transphobes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Wise and Ian Cummings have been promoted to the second-highest management roles at The Star following the promotion of Greg Farmer to McClatchy’s executive vice president of local news and Andale Gross to The Star’s executive editor.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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More recently, Ramsay proudly promoted his 23-year-old daughter Tilly's new cooking show, Dish It Out, which is now streaming on Prime Video.—
Michelle Tauber,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The score would hold until the final minute of the second quarter, when Jonah Selter drilled a 32-yard field goal to provide the Mustangs a 10-0 edge at intermission.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Zack Marticorena and Jacob Romeo each scored rushing TDs and Christian Slojkowski drilled a 40-yard field goal.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Each box was neatly packed full of 8×10 photos spanning Michael’s life.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Walnuts are also packed with nutrients and healthy fats.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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At 41 weeks, she was induced and labored for hours before doctors determined an emergency C-section was necessary.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Already labored by national debt levels around double the European target, in September the French economy was downgraded by credit ratings agency Fitch.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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With more than 600 million copies of the books sold worldwide, and everything related to them continuing to do well years after the initial release of the books, one wonders how this series remains popular despite the deluge of young adult novels (and controversy) that followed it.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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Nearly nine years after sending that first cold email, the trio sold a majority stake of Lemon Pepper Holdings (Wingtop UK’s parent company) to Californian private equity firm Sixth Street just before the New Year.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Shares of Broadcom popped almost 10% on the news.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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This past August, Travis, 36, popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Taylor Swift.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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President Joe Biden struggled to stop wars in Europe and the Middle East.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Bobcats had struggled to contain the Wildcats’ speed for the majority of the game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Plugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugged. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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