plugged-in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugged-in
Adjective
  • The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Even this ostensibly progressive, with-it mother retains the singular ability to embarrass her child.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Even in a market full of whales and insiders, everyday investors can still succeed by staying vigilant, sticking to sound strategies, and keeping a long-term perspective.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • With scammers becoming more sophisticated each year, the IRS is urging taxpayers to stay vigilant and take extra precautions when filing their returns.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the era of Tame Impala and Arcade Fire, these three tracks sound eerily prescient – more alert and vital than your average 53 year-old archaeological artifact.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Pre-bedtime activities should not be vigorous or engaging enough to make the body and mind more alert.
    Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There was a swim up bar and attentive service at the beach chairs.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Commonplace virtues turn toward vice: compassion veers toward deceit, attentive parenting toward either laxity or oppressiveness, friendship toward jealousy or contempt, sociability toward falsehood or cruelty.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Guests—including Keira Knightley in Chanel Couture, Gigi Hadid in a Moschino-meets-Midas masterpiece by Jeremy Scott, and Carla Bruni in archival Fall 1995 Galliano—had already spent the evening dining under the watchful eyes of classical sculptures.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Every second a business is offline costs money, frustrates customers, alarms investors and draws the watchful eye of regulators.
    Karthik Sj, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Plugged-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugged-in. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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