plugged-in
Americanadjective
adjective
Usage
What does plugged-in mean? If you're plugged-in, you're in the know, in touch with what is going on, and very well-informed. You can also be so plugged in to a task, usually a technological one, to the point where you shut everything else out.
Etymology
Origin of plugged-in
1955–60, for literal sense
Example Sentences
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As demand for artificial intelligence heats up, technology giants are racing to invest billions of dollars in the region, attracted by a growing plugged-in user base.
From Barron's
How very fitting that the habitually plugged-in crowd tried to make sense of those quotation marks surrounding Fennell’s title.
From Salon
"May looks really rough," says one plugged-in senior Labour figure in the capital.
From BBC
In Hebrew, Mr. Segal is Israel’s most plugged-in political journalist.
Since then, Tenev has come to realize that plugged-in, aggressive traders are actually key to his company’s success.
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