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Recent Examples of furrows
Literary Hub, 19 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
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
Noun
The balks and furrows, left undisturbed, had other uses too.
—Literary Hub, 19 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furrows
Noun
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In the first two minutes of the second half, Lake Mary found creases and made Jupiter pay.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to fabric care expert Alicia Sokolowski, ironing is ideal for creating crisp creases, flattening heavy wrinkles, and shaping structured garments like dress shirts, cotton, linen, or denim.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has roughly 500 state and vendor plows available, along with 60,000 tons of salt, and all roads have been thoroughly pretreated.—
Lynne Sullivan,
The Providence Journal,
22 Feb. 2026
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The South Shore community donned their colonial and Civil War attire and took to the streets alongside municipal snow plows to ring in the 49th annual Lincoln Day Saturday.—
Stuart Cahill,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Since the material never wrinkles, the pants are the ideal pick for wearing on long travel days or packing in your suitcase.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Nov. 2025
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Harlow wrinkles her nose, the perfect picture of disgust.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Furrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrows. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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