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plow into

phrasal verb

plowed into; plowing into; plows into
1
: to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed
The car plowed into the guardrail.
2
: to invest (money, profits, etc.) in (something)
The company plowed millions of dollars into research.
often + back
For the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.

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Bradley Gene Funk, 59, who was on probation for a 2021 DUI conviction, allegedly struck a curb early Tuesday in Dana Point and plowed into Luis Adrian Morales-Pacheco as the boy headed to Niguel Hills Middle School with his older brother, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 The city of Craig has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle claims brought by a man who suffered major injuries after a law enforcement officer intentionally plowed into him with an SUV. Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025 Joseph is believed to have fled the scene on foot after plowing into the crowd. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 One woman was killed — and multiple other people were injured — after a driver reportedly plowed into a child's birthday party in Maryland on Saturday night. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plow into

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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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