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as in to fill
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
plugged the hole in the wall with putty
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
plugged away at solving the math problem
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
the drug lord plugged the stool pigeon as a lesson for any others who were tempted to talk
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as in cob
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as in hook
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Recent Examples of plug
Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals finally decided to pull the plug on Jake Browning at quarterback, trading for veteran Joe Flacco from the division-rival Cleveland Browns.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
Not to be outdone, however, Elon Musk then began plugging an update to Grok Imagine, the video feature for his company xAI‘s chatbot.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Amazon also dropped deals on its Kindle Paperwhite and a handy smart plug for Prime Big Deal Days.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals finally decided to pull the plug on Jake Browning at quarterback, trading for veteran Joe Flacco from the division-rival Cleveland Browns.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
The toilet can also plug into a 12-V vehicle outlet or a 100- to 240-V AC outlet, giving users plenty of flexibility in powering it for different scenarios, whether inside a vehicle, at a cabin or farther afield.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
Not to be outdone, however, Elon Musk then began plugging an update to Grok Imagine, the video feature for his company xAI‘s chatbot.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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The historic gems that fill his Paris home are enough; his appetite is sated.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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Six years later, he was assigned to be a pastor at a church in Bay Ridge, where the pews, once occupied by Norwegian immigrants, were filling up with Arab Christians, many of them Palestinian exiles.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' already struggling bullpen will be without one of its key members as the team prepares for the NLCS.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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President Joe Biden struggled to stop wars in Europe and the Middle East.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Soft platinum coils are delivered into the aneurysm under X-ray guidance to promote clotting and block blood flow into the weakened vessel.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Fede Dorcaz, an Argentine singer and model, died Thursday night when he was fatally shot by armed motorcyclists in Mexico City.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Mayor John Lee told CNN that 16 people were shot and four were killed near downtown Leland around midnight.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The French fashion house’s new ads, which break in print on Thursday, show Stone and fellow brand ambassador Hoyeon touting the Capucines and Side Trunk bags in fall-friendly colors ranging from cognac to deep navy and taupe.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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John Halley, a longtime ex-Viacom exec who was elevated to lead ad sales for Paramount soon after the merger of CBS and Viacom, is still with the company, according to a person familiar with the new hire.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plain, boiled or on the grill, most respondents eat their sweet corn in one of two ways: either across the cob or around it.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Piggly Wiggly: Four for $2 Wisconsin bi-color sweet corn on the cob, perfect for a weekend cookout.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bella Vista Property Owners Association members and their guests may remove grass carp with hook and line or bowfishing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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The new hook Sunglasses and keychains may have been high-end fashion's gateway purchases of the past.—
Monica Pitrelli,Zamrooth Nisha,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Avocados are packed with monounsaturated fats, fiber, vitamins C, E, K, and B-6, and nutrients like riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and potassium.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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The field, as always in this category, is packed with cast albums from both new shows and revivals; from Broadway, off-Broadway and London’s West End, in addition to some studio cast recordings.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Plug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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