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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Fifth Third is following the money, plowing into areas throughout Texas, Florida, etc where rich people and businesses are moving to.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Williamson consistently plowed into the paint to score 20 of his, including nine in a row late in the second quarter.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
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
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Williamson consistently plowed into the paint to score 20 of his, including nine in a row late in the second quarter.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
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
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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