plow ahead
phrasal verb
plowed ahead; plowing ahead; plows ahead
: to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition
The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.
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But the project is plowing ahead, despite local outcry and direct pleas from Braun to halt the project.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Some new faces are emerging, and some familiar ones are plowing ahead.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Meanwhile, despite some staff cuts, the agency plows ahead in Texas, where 132 people died.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 22 July 2025
There is no reason to plow ahead with litigating these allegations in this court when they may be decided in the arbitration.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Some new faces are emerging, and some familiar ones are plowing ahead.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Meanwhile, despite some staff cuts, the agency plows ahead in Texas, where 132 people died.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 22 July 2025
There is no reason to plow ahead with litigating these allegations in this court when they may be decided in the arbitration.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for plow ahead
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“Plow ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20ahead. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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