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Recent Examples of furrow
Noun
This creates an intricate network of microscopic cracks that, in addition to visible furrows, help retain the water elephants douse themselves in to stay cool.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026 The balks and furrows, left undisturbed, had other uses too.—Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
In some pockets, 25-feet-deep cracks furrow the ground, a result of an overdraft of groundwater from the bank of the earth.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026 At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for furrow
The original bZ4X looked like someone had challenged the design team to fit as many creases and contrasting panels onto one crossover as physically possible.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 July 2026
Nothing ruins a great outfit like unsightly clothing wrinkles and stubborn creases.
Trump has plowed a huge hole in the innocent intent of the six justices who supported the measure, but the words from the three dissenting justices ring loud and clear for the world to have heard today.
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Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2026
Some tasks are dull on their own but easy to plow through with conversation around you.
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