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present participle of plug.

plugging

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assiduous adj.
diligent adj.
industrious adj.
sedulous adj.
untiring adj.
hype n.

ADJECTIVE

assiduous

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diligent exacting indefatigable laborious scrupulous zealous

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active attentive busy constant eager beaver grinding industrious persevering sedulous steady studious unflagging untiring whiz

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indifferent lazy lethargic negligent

WEAK

neglectful

ADJECTIVE

diligent

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active assiduous attentive careful conscientious eager earnest indefatigable industrious painstaking persistent studious tireless

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busy constant eager beaver grind laborious occupied operose persisting pertinacious sedulous steadfast unflagging unrelenting untiring

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careless disinterested idle ignorant inactive inattentive lazy neglectful thoughtless tired uncareful unconcerned unenthusiastic unscrupulous weary

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indifferent languid lethargic negligent

ADJECTIVE

industrious

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conscientious diligent energetic productive

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active assiduous ball of fire burning busy dynamic eager grind in full swing intent involved jumping laborious on the go operose perky persevering persistent psyched up on purposeful sedulous spirited steady tireless zealous

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inactive lazy lethargic

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idle indolent lackadaisical slack unemployed unproductive

ADJECTIVE

sedulous

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active busy determined diligent hard-working industrious laborious persevering tireless

ADJECTIVE

untiring

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constant continued continuing dedicated devoted dogged eager beaver fireball firm go-go grind hyper incessant indefatigable indomitable inexhaustible jumping patient perky persistent pertinacious plodding resolute staunch steady strong tenacious tireless unceasing undeterred unfailing unfaltering unflagging unflinching unremitting unstinted unswerving unwavering unwearied

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failing irresolute tiring unpersevering

NOUN

hype

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STRONG

advertising buildup promotion

Antonyms

WEAK

secrecy

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plugging

As the city moves to ban wells and new state laws require buffer zones and plugging idle wells, “the relationship between residential communities and oil drilling operators has been reset,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

His was keep plugging away and it will happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

Every evening Werner works in Dr. Hauptmann’s lab, alternately plugging numbers into triangulation formulas or engineering: Hauptmann wants him to improve the efficiency and power of a directional radio transceiver he is designing.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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