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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 ad
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as in cob
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as in hook
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Recent Examples of plug
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
For a fee, a car dealer or smog repair shop could plug a vehicle into a device meant to mimic the car’s onboard diagnostics port.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Brown earned a long-term extension only six months ago, but Kings management decided to pull the plug with a roster seemingly all-in after acquiring DeMar DeRozan.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The outlay for Kane plugged an obvious hole and has been worth every penny.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
For a fee, a car dealer or smog repair shop could plug a vehicle into a device meant to mimic the car’s onboard diagnostics port.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
There’s also a water port for easy filling and a drainage plug.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Brown earned a long-term extension only six months ago, but Kings management decided to pull the plug with a roster seemingly all-in after acquiring DeMar DeRozan.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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The big picture: Trump's second term follows a campaign filled with racist rhetoric, anti-trans policies, and mass deportation promises—raising concerns about the long-term impact on civil rights and equality.—
Axios,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
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Meta and Google are already moving in to fill the shortform video void left by TikTok, with the companies expected to see huge spikes to their ad businesses.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. struggling to a season-low 7 points, backup Denzel Aberdeen had a season-high 16 points.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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The old heavyweights of space launch — the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, and Europe’s Arianespace — struggled with delays in developing new rockets, and Western sanctions removed Russian rockets as an option.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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It was later broadened with press junkets with French talent promoting their work, and was further expanded two years ago with French TV screenings and a day-long confab dedicated to export.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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An initiative that was promoted for years as a civil-rights cause—helping poor kids in troubled schools—is threatening to become a nationwide money grab.—
Alec MacGillis,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Netflix’s last earnings report revealed that the company’s ad tier subscriptions served 70 million monthly active users.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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For marketers, the ability to correlate dealership visits or purchases to a particular ad should be as guaranteed as getting airbags in your next car: a necessity.—
Michael Della Penna,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To freeze kernels of corn, remove the corn kernels from the cob.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2024
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How To Serve Boiled Corn on the Cob Corn on the cob purists will just add a little salt and butter and call it a day.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
13 June 2024
Noun
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And by hanging the brand on the activewear hook, it’s given permission to expand across all kinds of fashion that goes beyond the gym and lounging at home to everyday wear, even the office.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Speculation that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the hook ramped up recently after the Treasury Department released a roadmap for how removing the two entities from conservatorship would work.—
Christopher White,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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It’s packed with footage from that eight-month period, including outraged football fans burning Simpson jerseys and poignant courtroom scenes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Season 2 dropped on Jan. 16, and the eight-episode second chapter is packed with even more drama than the first.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Excited by the ability to build without wrecking the atmosphere (as much), timber’s apostles have labored to normalize it in large-scale construction.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 Jan. 2025
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Sutton’s been laboring on a full remodel of their Kansas City, Kansas, house near The Legends since August.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Plug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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