Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugging (away)
Verb
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One was Buck Strickland, Hank Hill’s philandering boss, who has many of LBJ’s characteristics including carrying on conversations while on the toilet.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026 -
Now, Françoise is carrying on his legacy.—
Michael Soncin,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
Verb
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One is something breaking, something wearing out, something being damaged through use, and then there’s also collision.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
10 June 2026
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As plastics break down, whether that be through washing polyester clothing or wearing out our tires, microscopic particles of plastic shed, small enough to be picked up and transported by the air.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Even the City of Marysville is pitching in by waiving permit fees.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Publishers and producers are used to pitching in radically different ways.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Verb
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In 1999, the Bank of Japan rewrote that maxim entirely — putting out the biggest punchbowl any major economy had ever seen and leaving it out indefinitely.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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There’s different reasons for putting out music.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2026
Verb
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By plowing a chunk of their earnings into repurchases, the companies reduce the number of shares outstanding, which has the effect of boosting earnings per share and ultimately the stock price.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Other companies are plowing forward where Monarch has failed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Plugging (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugging%20%28away%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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