Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugging (away)
Verb
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Big thanks to Betty Lin-Fisher and Baily Schulz for carrying on in our absence.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025 -
All that carrying on caused the rusty metal trap to cut further into his leg, which caused a terrible infection.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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This past winter, the overhaul included the loss of Gleyber Torres, who was a two-time All-Star with the Yankees before refusing to move off of second base to accommodate Chisholm and eventually wearing out his welcome in the Bronx.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kelly returned to pitching in six months after his surgery.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Throughout his nine minor-league rehab starts, Garcia demonstrated decreased fastball velocity, but team officials hoped that adrenaline and pitching in a major-league game would naturally boost it.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hummingbirds will arrive in Michigan in late spring 2026, based on typical migration patterns, and BirdWatching recommends putting out your hummingbird feeders by early April.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And there's just zero liability for what people are putting out there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two galaxies, named NGC 4532 and DDO 137, are in fact falling into the Virgo Cluster at 547 miles (880 kilometers) per second, and in doing so are plowing through a vast cloud of gas that surrounds the cluster.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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It was designed with fuel cell tech like Toyota’s Mirai and tested in real farm tasks such as plowing.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Plugging (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugging%20%28away%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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