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plugged
  • past participle of plug.
  • past tense form of plug.

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A meme circulated portraying the Luce with iPhone applications photo-shopped onto the top, and another showing the car upside down and plugged into an iPhone charger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Ship‑tracking and import data show that India has partially plugged the gap by turning to old allies, expanding promising ties and reviving suppliers it had not tapped in years.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Not even those most plugged into the administration had any forewarning of the topic, according to officials.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Concannon and her teammates plugged the drive into a shared laptop and clicked it open.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Small earbuds extended from the visor’s temples and automatically plugged themselves into my ears.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline