plug (away)

verb

Definition of plug (away)next
as in to peg (away)

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  1. carry on
  2. pitch in
  3. plow
  4. wear out
Verb
  • Based on that data training, modern-era AI does a relatively remarkable job of mimicking how humans interact and can carry on conversations.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Basketball and being a Bulldog are in the blood for Lewis, whose mom Melissa played at Buena and now works in the College and Career Center at her alma mater, getting to watch her daughter carry on the program’s winning tradition.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of carry on
Verb
  • Rescue organizations in California and Arizona have pitched in.
    Lauren Villagran, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Kyle Hart hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2020, but a handful of clubs have expressed interest in him as either a back-end starter or multi-inning reliever after the lefty seemingly revived his career in South Korea.
    Will Sammon, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of pitch in
Verb
  • The company plowed its profits back into R&D and employed a small army of developers to produce highly capable, user-friendly software.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Overland Park’s snow crews have plowed and treated all of the city’s thoroughfares and collector streets, and more than half of the neighborhood streets as of midday Tuesday.
    Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of plow
Verb
  • Worn in and worn out Marchand has an endorsement contract with New Balance, Warrior’s parent company.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For example, sides can be worn out using the Side Distortion tool which creates random holes in the body with Erosion or partially dim text using Blur distortion.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of wear out
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