plugging (away)

verb

present participle of plug (away)
as in pegging (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugging (away)
  1. carrying on
  2. wearing out
  3. pitching in
  4. putting out
  5. plowing
Verb
  • Not just within your four walls or your own locations, but how much inventory is someone else carrying on your behalf?
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Twain and Marie-Anne became close friends, and Twain was shocked to learn that Marie-Anne and Lange had been allegedly carrying on an extramarital affair—losing both her husband and her best friend in one fell swoop.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of carrying on
Verb
  • This is a sign that internal parts like your clutch or transmission bands are wearing out.
    — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Others share stories of donut tires wearing out quickly or making their vehicles feel unstable at highway speeds.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wearing out
Verb
  • Erick Fedde, pitching in bulk for the Sox (65-60), didn’t allow a run in 4 2/3 innings.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • After mostly pitching in relief in the Cubs system, he’s being used as a starter in Jacksonville and pitched five scoreless innings in his debut.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitching in
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  • Firefighters are putting out flames at an apartment building Thursday morning in the Norwood section of the Bronx.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The weeks before school starts see major retailers and manufacturers putting out impressive offers on a wide variety of portables, from ultra-budget Chromebooks to potent mobile workstations.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of putting out
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  • 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
  • The ship held almost 1,500 people, most of whom were émigrés who planned to stop over briefly in Liverpool before plowing backward to the cities of their birth.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plowing
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“Plugging (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugging%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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