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 prime minister plowed ahead until October 7 forced him to suspend the bills and form a broader war cabinet. Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025 There’s two reasons for plowing ahead, Cohen and Navan co-founder Ilan Twig said. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Advertisement The Administration has disregarded court orders, including plowing ahead with deporting 238 Venezuelans to an El Salvador prison in March after Boasberg blocked the deportations. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 Painful family separations are likely to become even more common for Cubans if the Trump administration plows ahead with plans to deport the thousands currently stuck in immigration limbo. Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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