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plump for someone or something

to support or promote someone or something. Henry spent a lot of energy plumping for Bill, who was running for vice president. She spent a lot of time plumping for our candidate.

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In contrast, residents of posh regency town Cheltenham buy box-standard sliced white, and shoppers in Birmingham plump for more Italian-style bread such as Ciabatta, focaccia and stromboli. The upper crust by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) 5 Am I right to stick with what I know, like Seaman and Nancy, or should I go for a change and plump for Paul Robinson and Ulrika? FOOTBALL: INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY TODAY: ENGLAND v PORTUGAL, VILLA ... by The Mirror (London, England) The Aberdeen club had been expected to plump for ex-Scotland star Jim Bett, but they decided the Inverurie Locos boss fitted the bill. Cove go Loco over new boss by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			plow through plow under plow up pluck pluck at pluck from pluck off pluck out of pluck out pluck out of the air pluck up courage plug plug away plug in plug into plug up plugging along plumb plumb loco plumb the depths plumbing plummet plummet to plummet to earth plump plump down plump for plump up plunge plunge down plunge from plunge in plunge into plunge to plunk down plus ça change ply ply between ply trade ply with po-faced poacher pock with pocket pocket of resistance pod poetic poetic justice poetic license point point at point blank			Plummet line plummet to plummet to earth plummeted plummeted plummeted plummeting plummeting plummeting plummets plummets plummets plummier plummiest Plumming plummy plumose plumose plumose structure plumosely plumosely Plumosite Plumosite plumosity plumosity plump plump plump plump down plump down plump for plump hilus sign plump in plump out plump up plump up plumped plumped plumped for plumped up plumper plumper plumpest plumpest plumping plumping plumping plumping for plumping up plumpish plumpish plumply plumply plumpness plumpness plumps plumps plumps for plumps up Plumpy Plums

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