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  • present participle of plug.

plugging







NOUN
hype
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Bidders will be given extra credit for creating local jobs paying above the minimum wage, plugging local skills gaps by offering training and particularly by offering 45-day work experience placements for young people.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Europe’s arms industry is slowly plugging the output gap.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The people plugging this shortfall are buyers of U.S. debt.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

One key skill for the coming bot invasion: plugging in cables.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

No number seems to solve the equation; plugging in –1, 3, –750, 235.23, or any other positive or negative number you could think of doesn’t yield the correct answer.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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