PLUGGING (AWAY) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

plugging (away)

verb

present participle of plug (away)

as in pegging (away)

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Heitz Cellar’s current winemaker Brittany Sherwood is carrying on the tradition of stunning selections by using only organic and biodynamic Napa Valley grapes.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
What began as a single title has since grown into more than 400 books and counting, with Mike Berenstain now carrying on the family legacy.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of carrying on

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Erick Fedde, pitching in bulk for the Sox (65-60), didn’t allow a run in 4 2/3 innings.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
After mostly pitching in relief in the Cubs system, he’s being used as a starter in Jacksonville and pitched five scoreless innings in his debut.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pitching in

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By not putting out a press release or social media post announcing their Kalshi partnerships, both MLB clubs avoided the kind of embarrassing backlash that befell the New York Mets a few weeks ago.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Firefighters are putting out flames at an apartment building Thursday morning in the Norwood section of the Bronx.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of putting out

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There certainly may be a kernel of truth to Musk’s professed safety concerns, but plowing through bollards that are explitly designed to protect pedestrians from rogue drivers isn’t helping his case.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
Janse uses no-till farming on his fields — not plowing the soil, planting crops to cover the ground year-round and adding organic matter — to help cope with the whims of the weather as climate change triggers more extremes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of plowing

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