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 + back
For the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.

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Cops are prohibited from opening fire on a fleeing vehicle except when the driver is about to strike an officer or someone else, or is about to plow into a crowd, officials said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025 Moore and another kayaker were trying to paddle away from the danger when the jet ski plowed into the back of Moore’s kayak, witnesses said. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025 But the buoyant mood was shattered as screams of fear and pain rang out when a minivan plowed into the revelers. Chloe Mayer shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 Four children between the ages of 4 and 18 died Monday when a vehicle plowed into a building housing an after-school program in the central Illinois town of Chatham, state police said. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plow into

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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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