unplowed
adjective
un·plowed
ˌən-ˈplau̇d 
: not having been worked or cleared with a plow : not plowed
an unplowed field
streets unplowed after the snowstorm
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Matt Medeiros is one of the tens of thousands of people in Fall River whose street remained unplowed three days after a catastrophic blizzard.
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Dan Medeiros, The Herald News, 27 Feb. 2026
In Rhode Island, where 3 feet of snow surpassed the record set in the blizzard of 1978, people were stuck in their homes for a third straight day as residential streets remained unplowed, trash pickup got postponed in places and some schools went virtual.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Some roads in southeastern Massachusetts are unplowed and impassable because of how much snow fell.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Some cul-de-sacs and small side streets remained salted but unplowed, according to the city's site.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
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Dan Medeiros, The Herald News, 27 Feb. 2026
In Rhode Island, where 3 feet of snow surpassed the record set in the blizzard of 1978, people were stuck in their homes for a third straight day as residential streets remained unplowed, trash pickup got postponed in places and some schools went virtual.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Some roads in southeastern Massachusetts are unplowed and impassable because of how much snow fell.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Some cul-de-sacs and small side streets remained salted but unplowed, according to the city's site.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Unplowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unplowed. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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