Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plugging (away)
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The ground beneath your feet may be carrying on a kind of conversation.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Marcos Acosta might seem like an unlikely character to be carrying on the two-century-long tradition of Western American art in Colorado.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Around 80% or lower means the battery is wearing out.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Will the novelty of an MLB franchise hosting home games in California’s capital for the first time fade in the A’s second season, wearing out like the pitcher’s mound in the eighth inning?—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Painter said every part of his game felt in sync, from pregame warmups to keeping his emotions in check while pitching in front of about 40 friends and family in his ticket group.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Remy just became an Israeli citizen with the hope of joining the national softball team and pitching in the 2028 Olympic Games.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Office of Early Childhood is spending $750,000 and putting out a request for proposals to contract with an agency that will provide case management statewide for families in the Head Start on Housing.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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But Mullin will simultaneously be putting out fires that senior officials say were set by Noem and Lewandowski, a special government employee who is reported to have engaged in an extramarital affair with Noem since 2019.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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After Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code to its blockbuster Claude chatbot, netizens swiftly pounced to start plowing through its more than 512,000 lines of code — and have uncovered numerous curiosities sprinkled throughout.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spacecraft is expected to take a steeper angle on its final descent, plowing through the atmosphere faster to minimize the time the heat shield is exposed to the most extreme temperatures.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Plugging (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plugging%20%28away%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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