plow into

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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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to reestablish a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man police say plowed into a Long Beach apartment, killing a father and his 3-year-old daughter. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Police said 12 people were hospitalized when a three-wheel motorcycle plowed into a group of pedestrian inside a park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on June 28, 2026. Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Pino was accused of plowing into a marker in the Cutter Bank channel in Miami-Dade County. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 At least eight people were injured, four critically, after a driver plowed into a crowd in Modena, Italy, Saturday, officials said. Claire Bower, ABC News, 16 May 2026 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 11 Jul. 2026.

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