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Recent Examples of furrow
Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Formal design dates back to the ancient Egyptians, whose practice was to plant along straight furrows or channels dug for irrigation purposes.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Whether the furrow of snow in a lane of parked cars is a sneckdown depends on your philosophical opinion of what the street is for.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
Formal design dates back to the ancient Egyptians, whose practice was to plant along straight furrows or channels dug for irrigation purposes.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Some were nodding, brows furrowed, as if in a foreign-language class; others were trying not to bust up laughing.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Keep an eye out for Jeffrey pines, which will have deeply furrowed bark and round prickly cones.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furrow
Noun
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Lines by his eyes, a crease off his smile, shadowy grey hair, trimmed neat — but a well-aged man at 60, skin kissed by the Florida sun.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Ballots are prepared Another team of workers inspects every ballot, flattening them and removing creases in preparation to be scanned.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The community is in shock after a driver plowed his car into some businesses in the Castro District early Sunday morning.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Softbank has plowed more than $30 billion into OpenAI, with its investment gains in the company totaling $45 billion in the year ended March.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Considerations Before Getting Started At the grocery store, make sure to choose good quality potatoes that aren't wrinkled, green, or sprouting.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Not all linens wrinkle the same—those made from heavier, longer-staple linens will generally wrinkle less and recover more quickly, as opposed to lighter linens made from shorter-length fibers.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
25 May 2026
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“Furrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrow. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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