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as in plowed
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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Recent Examples of furrowed
Their bark is ridged and furrowed, giving insects room to proliferate.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Lina glances at the ceiling, brow furrowed.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Worthington furrowed his brow and shook his head.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Some federal services, like the Postal Service, remain operational, but ahead of the looming shutdown, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that about 750,000 employees could be furrowed each day.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 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
Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Lina glances at the ceiling, brow furrowed.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Worthington furrowed his brow and shook his head.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Some federal services, like the Postal Service, remain operational, but ahead of the looming shutdown, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that about 750,000 employees could be furrowed each day.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furrowed
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Tablets will tell drivers if streets have been pre-treated, salted or already plowed – data that will then spill into the Snowplow Tracker for the public to see.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many had been plowed for agriculture.—
Mike Bezemek,
Outside,
29 Oct. 2025
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The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Best Amazon Prime Day Storage & Organization Deals Keep the closets neat, the drawers organized, the spices in alphabetical order, and the bedding from getting wrinkled with these genius storage and organization hacks.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Like Brandon Flowers, subtle fine lines creased her forehead.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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The interior is easily wipeable and not baggy or creased in a way that might trap liquid or crumbs.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Furrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrowed. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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