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Recent Examples of furrow
Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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
Leila Herrmann, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The funny thing is that, wild gore aside, Scanners is one of his most accessible films — essentially Cronenberg’s version of an X-Men picture, pitting the good and the evil Scanners against each other via close-ups of the actors grimacing and furrowing with silly mental concentration.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
People on TikTok openly share negative experiences, cry on camera, discuss red carpet looks from their beds, or talk about books while rolling their eyes, furrowing their brows, and raising their voices.
—Leila Herrmann, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The funny thing is that, wild gore aside, Scanners is one of his most accessible films — essentially Cronenberg’s version of an X-Men picture, pitting the good and the evil Scanners against each other via close-ups of the actors grimacing and furrowing with silly mental concentration.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furrow
Noun
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Even the anatomy of the eyelid crease changes with age.—
Erica Metzger,
Allure,
14 Aug. 2025
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That said, many users have reported that the Magic V5 has a noticeable inner display crease; meanwhile, Samsung’s new Armor FlexHinge is thinner and lighter and uses a new multi-rail structure with a carbon fiber layer to improve durability and significantly smooth out the crease.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Because the incremental costs of flying a partially reusable Falcon 9 are so low—perhaps as low as $15 million, by some estimates—SpaceX can plow competitors' cash into further development of Starlink or Starship.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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VCs have plowed more than $70 billion into the top 100 defense startups, which have so far secured about $29 billion total in contracts, according to a July report by the Silicon Valley Defense Group.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Made of a soft Tencel material that doesn’t wrinkle, this dress is a versatile closet staple; dress it up with heels and jewelry, or keep it casual with sneakers and a sweater.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The crinkled fabric will never look wrinkled or frumpy after being unpacked, making this the perfect travel dress.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Furrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrow. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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