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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Emerging from a short huddle of the rebels, Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said the committee should recess instead of plowing ahead with the markup. The Hill Staff - 05, The Hill, 16 May 2025 President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs Wednesday affecting all U.S. trading partners and imports, plowing ahead on a risky economic strategy that promises to further accelerate a global trade war and raise anxieties about higher consumer prices at home. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 On May 5, the Department of Education plowed ahead with implementation of Treasury Offset. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Cambodian New Year helps people gather strength from the past before plowing ahead. Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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