Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugged (away)
Verb
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His children and grandchildren have carried on that legacy ever since.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The West Africa branch, for instance, has carried on as usual.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Connecticut should continue to fortify its legal framework so that care decisions remain between patients, families, and medical professionals — not politicians or out-of-state actors — and so that the right to bodily autonomy is grounded as securely as possible in state law.—
Matthew Blinstrubas,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Lots of singing has been helping us a lot to keep ourselves grounded.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Villagers pitched in to butcher the whales.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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The right-hander pitched for four organizations last season — the Red Sox, Cubs, Royals, and Mariners — but only pitched in three games in the Majors.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Plugged (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugged%20%28away%29. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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