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as in crease
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface the furrows in his usually unwrinkled brow suggested that he was very worried

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furrow

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verb

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as in to plow
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement we had to furrow the field before we could plant the wheat

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as in to wrinkle
to develop creases or folds his brow furrowed in concentration as he tried to figure out the math problem

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Recent Examples of furrow
Noun
Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025 Will be exciting to see if those Tractor Boys can plough a more productive furrow with a young Seagull flying with them. Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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In the final scene, the camera zooms in slowly on Daisy, eyebrows furrowed with an intense glare in her eyes. Barry Levitt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 With his brow perennially furrowed and hair slicked with sweat, Riley has the exact look and bearing of a suavely addled wrong-man figure from British thrillers of yore — and thus makes a suitably bemused proxy for the viewers in this wasteland of mounting chaos and absurdity. Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for furrow
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Noun
  • Eve Gascon was back in the Bulldogs’ crease Saturday less than 24 hours after being helped off the ice of Amsoil Arena with an apparent shoulder injury.
    Matt Wellens, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That prompted Ullmark to leave his crease and toss away the blocker from his right hand before jumping into the scrum.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Singh has now been arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after plowing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County.
    Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But the images of bulldozers plowing down the East Wing, which has housed the offices of the first lady and others in the White House, has drawn sharp criticism.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dryer sheets soften and release wrinkles in fabrics that are prone to wrinkling, such as cotton and linen.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing kills an outfit faster than a rigid denim waistband digging into your sides or linen trousers wrinkling at the first sign of sitting.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Furrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrow. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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