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plugging away

ADJECTIVE

employed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engaged hired occupied

STRONG

busy inked laboring operating selected signed

WEAK

active at it at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll

Antonyms

WEAK

idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

ADJECTIVE

jobholding

Synonyms

WEAK

active at it at work busy engaged hired in a job in collar in harness in place inked laboring occupied on board on duty on the job on the payroll operating retained selected signed working

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"There's gonna be times throughout the years that you fall short, you get back up and dust yourself off and keep plugging away -- Sam's been that steadying force," added Macdonald.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

“So I just kept plugging away with what I was doing, and that’s what carried me here,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

While other nostalgic food brands have gone wild with gimmicks or leaned into flashy marketing, Spangler just keeps plugging away, making candy that everyone in America has adored for basically their entire lives.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

Will Smallbone and Samuel Edozie deserve credit, they are still plugging away.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2024

It was old Doctor Merrivale hiding behind the curtains of his office, plugging away with a Daisy air rifle.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

plugging away

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