PLUGGING (AWAY) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

plugging (away)

verb

present participle of plug (away)

as in pegging (away)

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There’s been a lot of talk about carrying on her work, especially during these times when people feel like some of it has been eroded.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying on

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Cardinale’s firm is also pitching in equity for the WBD deal, after funding Skydance’s Paramount Global takeover.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Brent Headrick, pitching in his 81st game, loaded the bases in the seventh, and was aided by left fielder Cody Bellinger’s jumping catch on Leody Taveras’ sacrifice fly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pitching in

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The process of putting out the fire created smoke, so everyone in Tier 5A and all other tiers on the fifth floor were evacuated as a precaution, the sheriff's office said.

— Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
This isn’t a scientific survey — it’s meant to be fun and help show off the best of what our local businesses are putting out.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of putting out

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The House Democrats’ campaign arm is now plowing extra resources into the gerrymandered seat in Tennessee.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
The private sector, which has so far gotten back about $100 billion, is trying to do some of the work itself by plowing the money into price cuts and parceling out refunds.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of plowing

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