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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

Katie Miller is still plugging away at her job as the world’s least-charming podcast host.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

Nearly a decade ago, the engineers at an obscure Silicon Valley company called Nex began plugging away at an iPhone app that would use artificial intelligence to track basketball shots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

But there is no doubting her remarkable capacity to keep bouncing back and to keep on plugging away, when others would have been down and out years ago.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

With a few months of plugging away, however, our storefront Temple One about tripled its membership.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

plugging away

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