mowed

past tense of mow
1
as in trimmed
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you really should mow the lawn before it gets much higher

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2
as in demolished
to bring down by cutting an afternoon spent mowing hay

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Recent Examples of mowed Two easy ways to ensure the grass is mowed properly is, according to Cannon, to know the turf type and how much to mow and use a sharp mower blade to avoid tears or rips, which are basically open wounds on the plant. Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025 Someone who wasn’t at the birthday party mowed a lawn. Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 No one will die if the grass in the county’s parks isn’t mowed every week. Todd Spitzer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025 The trails were signed and mowed and offered what looked like good ruffed grouse habitat. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 Each inning, the Jays’ bats went back to the box for more as Yesavage quickly mowed through the Yankees. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 They’re expected to clear 25 acres (10 hectares) over a five-week stint, an experiment officials say is worth a try on part of the 300 acres (120 hectares) that need to be mowed. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025 Neighbors who spoke with Fox 5 and WABC alleged that one of the girls was being stalked by the teen suspect for months, and that her friend just happened to be with her when the driver mowed them down. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 The team mowed through six exhibition games this month, aided by a collection of EuroLeague veterans and NBA role players such as Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jovic and Nikola Topic. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed
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  • Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of footwear maker Deckers Brands plunged 15% Friday after the company trimmed its sales guidance for Hoka and Ugg — the two brands driving its growth — over concerns that tariffs are leading to a slide in demand.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Walmart has trimmed the price of its annual Thanksgiving meal deal to less than $4 per person, down from less than $7 per person in 2024.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The East Wing has been demolished before our eyes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.
    NPR, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Superstar Shohei Ohtani launched a two-run shot to cut the lead down to 11-4, but the momentum still appeared to be on the Blue Jays' side in a raucous Rogers Centre.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Moviegoers had to agree to have their hair shaved off by a barber in the theater's lobby.
    NPR, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • As part of her Bugonia role, Stone shaved her head and began wearing wigs to events to conceal her new look.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The trees had already been felled and piled by the landowner; the log piles were initially slated to be burned to reduce the fire hazard.
    Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Every red carpet misstep, every viral sound bite, is instantly flattened into content.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The documentary, Peck said, is intended to convey his frustration that Orwell’s name has too often been flattened into an adjective, and 1984 into mere speculative fiction.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025

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