plug away

verb

plugged away; plugging away; plugs away
Synonyms of plug awaynext
informal
: to continue doing something even though it is difficult or boring
—often + at
She kept plugging away at her homework.

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But the believers kept plugging away. — Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Uruguay is plugging away, trying to tie things up before halftime, but they’re being met by a wall in the form of Al-Owais. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026 Thompson, Rainey and Trusio are still plugging away at their searches, and adding to their spreadsheets, one row and column at a time. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 Multiply that by all the AC units worldwide that plug away in their respective summers, and the total condensate comes down to roughly 4 billion cubic meters. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plug away

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“Plug away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plug%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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