ply with

verb

plied with; plying with; plies with
Synonyms of ply withnext
: to offer or give (something) to (someone) repeatedly or constantly
Waiters plied guests with wine and hors d'oeuvres.
He plied me with questions.

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Doe says she was plied with drugs and alcohol and gang-raped by the men during a party at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 From an early age, she was plied with scholarships, travel grants, prizes, and exhibition opportunities. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 Norton debunked the idea that guests, who usually sip on something while being interviewed, are plied with alcohol by producers at So Television. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 And the bucket is fashioned using waterproof phenolic ply with a grippy inner surface that just happens to look good too. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ply with

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“Ply with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ply%20with. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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