as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
her mow suggested that she wasn't looking forward to a long evening of political speeches
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as in to fell
to bring down by cutting
an afternoon spent mowing hay
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Recent Examples of mow
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Mind you, traditional maintenance crews still mow the fairways and greens at this club.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Trained on millions of data points, Genie refines its algorithms through regular OTA updates, enhancing obstacle recognition, path planning, and mowing efficiency.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Later that evening, Ray mostly mowed through the Tigers’ lineup in a 6-4 exhibition win — while wielding Skubal’s own weapon.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
In lawns, take care not to mow too low, as this opens the canopy to seed establishment.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Mind you, traditional maintenance crews still mow the fairways and greens at this club.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Trained on millions of data points, Genie refines its algorithms through regular OTA updates, enhancing obstacle recognition, path planning, and mowing efficiency.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Later that evening, Ray mostly mowed through the Tigers’ lineup in a 6-4 exhibition win — while wielding Skubal’s own weapon.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mow
Noun
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With the new order, Trump is threatening to cut federal funds to cities and states his Administration decides are blocking his mass deportation effort.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
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An animal sanctuary in Washington reported losing 20 big cats including cougars and bobcats in late 2024 from the virus, while a harbor seal and Chilean flamingo were felled at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in January.—
Karen Kucher,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In body and scowl, Paquita radiated like the Disney villain Ursula — a character also inspired by a drag queen, famed actor and performer Divine — but in spirit and heart was far from the sea-dwelling witch who stole an innocent mermaid’s voice.—
Alex Zaragoza,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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A little over an hour later, Zalatoris walked out of the scoring building with a tight scowl.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In a campus webinar Wednesday, Duke Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis and Antwan Lofton, its VP for human resources, summarized some of the actions Duke has taken or will be introducing in the coming weeks to shave costs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Federal government expenditures declined 5.1% for the quarter, shaving about one-third of a percentage point off GDP.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shuffling feet, frowns or darting eyes signal discomfort and anxiety.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Below are some of the stocks JPMorgan frowns on: Vaccine maker Novavax is rated underweight by JPMorgan analysts.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Porsche Germany's Porsche, which is majority-owned by the Volkswagen Group, trimmed its sales and profit margin forecasts, partially citing the impact of Trump's tariffs.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Hochul’s gimmick of mailing out $300 rebate checks to individuals and $500 for couples, a wasteful $3 billion vanity project favored by many running for reelection, was trimmed to $2 billion, with checks of $200 and $400.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His effect on next-door Canada, however, has been to demolish America’s reputation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Pennsylvania home where Yankees great Reggie Jackson spent his childhood was demolished Monday.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Mow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mow. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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