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 + backFor the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.
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In New York City, three people were killed, and several others were injured when a speeding pickup truck ran through an intersection and plowed into a crowd at Corlears Hook Park in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood.
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Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
The cargo ship Dali left Baltimore in the early hours of March 26, bound for Sri Lanka, but immediately lost power, plowing into a Key Bridge support pier and felling the structure.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
The motorcyclist plows into both of them, sending the man flying through the air and apparently dragging the woman forward.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
For the rich and famous interest deductions allowed the purchase and later sale of highly leveraged mega-homes at a tidy profit, which got plowed into yet another mega-home purchase in a tony area of coastal California, Long Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts or other highly desirable locations.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
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Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
The cargo ship Dali left Baltimore in the early hours of March 26, bound for Sri Lanka, but immediately lost power, plowing into a Key Bridge support pier and felling the structure.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
The motorcyclist plows into both of them, sending the man flying through the air and apparently dragging the woman forward.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
For the rich and famous interest deductions allowed the purchase and later sale of highly leveraged mega-homes at a tidy profit, which got plowed into yet another mega-home purchase in a tony area of coastal California, Long Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts or other highly desirable locations.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
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