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
Charting old territory: As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors are increasingly grappling with the issue sooner than expected.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 27 July 2025
Some new faces are emerging, and some familiar ones are plowing ahead.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 25 July 2025
In August 2023, under the management of Zelenyi, Russia plowed ahead on its own, launching its robotic Luna-25 lunar lander, but the spacecraft malfunctioned during an orbital maneuver and crashed to the moon’s surface.
—Eugene Gerden, Scientific American, 30 June 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Charting old territory: As Texas Republicans plow ahead with a plan to redraw congressional maps ahead of schedule, many governors are increasingly grappling with the issue sooner than expected.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 27 July 2025
Some new faces are emerging, and some familiar ones are plowing ahead.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 25 July 2025
In August 2023, under the management of Zelenyi, Russia plowed ahead on its own, launching its robotic Luna-25 lunar lander, but the spacecraft malfunctioned during an orbital maneuver and crashed to the moon’s surface.
—Eugene Gerden, Scientific American, 30 June 2025
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“Plow ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20ahead. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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