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as in cutting
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of
you really should mow the lawn before it gets much higher
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as in cutting (down)
to bring down by cutting
an afternoon spent mowing hay
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Recent Examples of mowing
Even a person mowing their lawn on a windy day might send embers into the air.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Homeowners should take care to check their yard thoroughly for rabbit nests before mowing their yard, with mowers also proving a major risk to kits.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire investigators said in a social media post that the fire was caused by mowing.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Brendan Dudas was having trouble mowing his lawn thanks to a large rock that was jutting out from the dirt on the side of his house in Indianapolis.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Equipped with an intelligent rain sensor, the X7 pauses mowing during rain and resumes once the weather clears, protecting both your lawn and the machine.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Tomorrow, a household robot might be mowing your lawn, folding your laundry and troubleshooting your home’s electrical systems.
—Erik Jost, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Upkeep of the house lagged, however, except for mowing the property and repairing damage done by vandals.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Homeowners should take care to check their yard thoroughly for rabbit nests before mowing their yard, with mowers also proving a major risk to kits.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire investigators said in a social media post that the fire was caused by mowing.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Brendan Dudas was having trouble mowing his lawn thanks to a large rock that was jutting out from the dirt on the side of his house in Indianapolis.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Equipped with an intelligent rain sensor, the X7 pauses mowing during rain and resumes once the weather clears, protecting both your lawn and the machine.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Tomorrow, a household robot might be mowing your lawn, folding your laundry and troubleshooting your home’s electrical systems.
—Erik Jost, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Upkeep of the house lagged, however, except for mowing the property and repairing damage done by vandals.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowing
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Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Marinaccio is cutting it Marinaccio made his big-league debut with the Yankees in 2022 and between June and July of that did not allow a hit to 57 consecutive batters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Something as simple as trimming nails or cutting hair also takes on new challenges, as without gravity, every tiny clipping would drift around, potentially clogging equipment or entering astronauts' eyes or lungs.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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An image taken on August 19 shows Israeli excavators and bulldozers demolishing buildings in Zeitoun.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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About 90% of the former Spring Hill Mall is gone and work demolishing the final anchor store set to begin in the next couple of weeks, officials said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Early on the morning of March 16th, Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, posted video footage of Salvadoran agents marching the Venezuelan men into prison and shaving their heads.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One analyst suggested that shaving a percentage point off the state’s income tax could cut available revenues by roughly $5 billion.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The first phase of the project also requires felling 50 square miles of pristine rainforest.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Mowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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