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 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 Grow a thick lawn mowed no shorter than two inches and let the good grass crowd out the nutgrass. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025 On the other end of the spectrum is the yard that’s mowed at 2 inches. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowed
Verb
  • However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hours later, after another warning was posted on X by the Israeli military, a multi-story building in Gaza City was struck but not demolished.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In a shocking and dominant performance, Lesnar completely demolished Cena, delivering 16 German suplexes in a one-sided beatdown to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others have cut bills by a factor of five.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, video posted by the Salvadoran government showed detainees stripped and having their heads shaved before being frog-marched in handcuffs and chains at their feet and waist into the prison.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although the Chiefs wound up with just one sack — rookie Omarr Norman-Lott felled quarterback Jalen Hurts with a physical takedown — their pressure forced Hurts into some short or incomplete throws during a 101-yard passing game.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The patient’s tooth is pulled and then flattened, and a small hole is then drilled in the center.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Mowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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