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Recent Examples of furrow
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Trump's pin features a cartoon version of himself with his mouth open, brows furrowed and fists balled at his sides.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Noun
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
Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
Trump's pin features a cartoon version of himself with his mouth open, brows furrowed and fists balled at his sides.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furrow
Noun
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As celebrities continue to weigh in on the 2016 style and beauty trend with unexpected hair transformations, Grande's look feels like a subtle—and successful—homage to the era of bold contouring, gradient eyebrows, and cut-crease eyeshadow.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Shesterkin, known as a fiery presence, left his crease to give Cotter a shove.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The suspect plowed his truck into Temple Israel synagogue on March 12.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.—
Will Glovinsky,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The last thing Louise saw before losing consciousness was this woman’s face, wrinkled in an unapologetic way, old, shamelessly old, defiantly so.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Also wrinkling matters is Eiza González as Nick’s wife Alice, who also happens to be Mike’s secret lover.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Furrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrow. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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