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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 cob
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as in hook
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Recent Examples of plug
Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Leave the holes open for a few days, then plug them with caulking, wood putty, or a wooden dowel and wood glue.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Andy Naylor, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Citing rising cost estimates for taxpayers, which had ballooned from CAD$50 million in 2018 to CAD$103 million ($75 million at current exchange rates) by 2021, the Quebec provincial government pulled the plug.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
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Verb
Los Angeles County’s Measure ER, a half-percentage-point sales tax aimed to plug the gap in healthcare services funding, has maintained a slight lead, according to election returns released on Tuesday, June 9.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Leave the holes open for a few days, then plug them with caulking, wood putty, or a wooden dowel and wood glue.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Noun
Was the plug pulled too soon on Valentin Barco?
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Citing rising cost estimates for taxpayers, which had ballooned from CAD$50 million in 2018 to CAD$103 million ($75 million at current exchange rates) by 2021, the Quebec provincial government pulled the plug.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plug
Verb
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There was fruit, sandwiches, kimbap, beer, and cigarettes—enough to fill the day in quiet peace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Studio had some formidable shoes to fill, replacing the eponymous and long-beloved French fine-dining institution that had defined special-occasion fine dining in Laguna Beach for more than twenty years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The 38-year-old is not easing his way into this match, helping clear an early ball for Argentina by tracking into the defensive backfield and winning possession himself as his side struggled to clear its lines.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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Caitlin Clark orchestrates offense Clark struggled to find her shooting touch Tuesday, missing 10 of 15 field goal attempts and seven of eight 3-pointers.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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When the company launched Fox One, its new subscription streaming service aimed at cord cutters, Murdoch forbid the company from promoting the outlet to traditional TV audiences, a bid to ensure the new platform wouldn’t upset its relationships with cable and video distributors.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The American Academy of Ophthalmology has mapped out a nutritious diet focused on promoting eye health.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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As one deputy went to disable a camera near the door to O'Brien's unit, deputies heard a loud bang and saw debris go flying as O'Brien allegedly attempted to shoot them through the door.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Co-directed by the singer, the clip was artfully shot and empathetically told, and got fans sufficiently invested that Kiyoko eventually published a YA novel expanding the adventures of its young lovers, Coley and Sonya.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Noun
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There’s a poem that has runaway slave ads alongside text.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Soon various interest groups and Super PACs started texting and calling voters and buying television ads trying to convince lawmakers to change their minds.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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About 10 minutes before serving, use tongs to discard the cobs.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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With a sharp knife, barely slice the tops of the kernels off into a bowl, then scrape the kernels' roots from the cob into the same bowl.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
Noun
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For me, hooks’s legacy is that relentless pursuit of liberation justice.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Previous Belmonts were run clockwise over a fish-hook course that included part of the training track and the main dirt oval.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Regardless of who made the call, KSE took a man who left so many of us happy and smiling and told him to start packing.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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There's an awful lot of this nation's history packed into one three-block area in Philadelphia.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Plug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plug. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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