as in plugs
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing
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The discovery also plugs a gap in our understanding of Venus's dense atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 May 2026 -
Another distinction is its saddle and seatpost, which form a unit that plugs into a corner of the square motor/battery assembly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Whoever fills that seat would also be a winner, said local political strategist Bryan Holladay.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Under acceleration, the cabin fills with a coarse engine note that sounds sportier than the actual performance suggests.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The Sierro 1000 packs a 1,024-Wh battery, enough to keep a standard refrigerator running for roughly 15 to 20 hours, while the Sierro 2000 doubles capacity to 2,048 Wh for 30 to 40 hours for a standard fridge, or 20 to 30 hours with a larger one.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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Befitting its origins in traditional retail, Walmart is equipping its physical stores with robotic technology that picks and packs online orders from a storage area stocked with the most popular delivery items for each location.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Bungs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungs. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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