plugs 1 of 2

verb

Definition of plugsnext
present tense third-person singular of plug
1
as in fills
to close up so that no empty spaces remain plugged the hole in the wall with putty

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2
as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort plugged away at solving the math problem

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3
as in promotes
to provide publicity for the actress is giving lots of interviews to plug her latest movie

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4
as in shoots
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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plugs

2 of 2

noun

plural of plug
1
as in cobs

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as in buildups

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3
as in hooks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugs
  1. fills
  2. struggles
  3. promotes
  4. shoots
  5. strives
  6. sells
  7. ads
  8. works
Verb
  • At the heart of Lisa’s journey is motherhood – her most rewarding adventure that, despite its challenges, fills her heart with love, pride, and happiness.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Michaels Along with an assortment of party supplies for various occasions throughout the year, Michaels now fills helium balloons too.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of fills
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  • Additionally, the jail struggles to provide adequate food, and unsanitary food distribution practices have left detainees vulnerable to malnutrition, pest infestations and other harms.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But Moore sometimes struggles to take responsibility in the way expected of leaders.
    Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of struggles
Verb
  • Intel also promotes a vast ecosystem of more than 200 independent software vendors developing commercial applications and services tailored to its platform.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That promotes healthy rainfall patterns and keeps the hydrological cycle moving.
    Dan Lambe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of promotes
Verb
  • The Suns just kind of slowly dribble up the court and then meander with the ball until either Durant or Devin Booker shoots a jump shot.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Only one team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, shoots the deep ball with more accuracy than the Knicks this season.
    James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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  • The company strives to be more than just a pet product brand.
    FunnyFuzzy Contributor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of strives
Verb
  • The store sells records from its own indie rock label as well as an interesting mix of experimental and trippy music.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Tesla, which sells battery-only cars, is on track to sell more than 600,000 vehicles in China for a second-straight year, according to CNBC calculations of data from the China Passenger Car Association.
    Evelyn Cheng,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of sells
Noun
  • But at the same time, your ads have to be localized to appeal to different people of different cultures.
    Waleed Najam, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • A number of ads promoting The Electric State described as a science fiction adventure comedy-drama ran as well.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of ads
Verb
  • The former calls for a counterfactual view of how testing works; the latter calls for political will and policy ideas not currently in evidence.
    Peter Greene, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The office also works with the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit, which investigates the cause and origin of fires and arson.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of works
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