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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
Another alternative to hide the roots and eliminate mowing and tripping hazards is to plant a groundcover that thrives in the shade.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
Clover lawns require minimal care, such as maintaining a higher mowing height and reducing the use of herbicides.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
Young musicians get their first guitar lots of different ways — as a hand-me-down, a birthday present or with cash earned from mowing grass.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Keep lawns breathable by removing leaves, mowing before winter, and avoiding foot traffic or snow piles.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Work is seasonal by nature — mowing jobs in summer, snow removal in winter.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
Cormican and sheriff’s deputies spent that afternoon traveling back and forth across the lake at about four miles an hour, as if mowing a lawn, pulling the towfish on a cable behind them.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The gang starts getting creepy, threatening notes right as Ghostface shows up and starts mowing local teens down.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
Clover lawns require minimal care, such as maintaining a higher mowing height and reducing the use of herbicides.
—Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
Young musicians get their first guitar lots of different ways — as a hand-me-down, a birthday present or with cash earned from mowing grass.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Keep lawns breathable by removing leaves, mowing before winter, and avoiding foot traffic or snow piles.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Work is seasonal by nature — mowing jobs in summer, snow removal in winter.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
Cormican and sheriff’s deputies spent that afternoon traveling back and forth across the lake at about four miles an hour, as if mowing a lawn, pulling the towfish on a cable behind them.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The gang starts getting creepy, threatening notes right as Ghostface shows up and starts mowing local teens down.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mowing
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On one sequence Harding made a perfect bounce pass to a cutting Edmonds, who dunked over a West Virginia defender.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2026
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Go easy on the buffing Some people also like to buff their nails after cutting, and a light buff can promote healthy growth and increase shine.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Rather than trimming the beans individually, do it in batches.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Often the hedge is full enough with healthy limbs to grow shoots that fill voids left from trimming.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The city kicked in $8 million in tax credits, grants, and loans, buying the land and demolishing the building that had stood on it.—
Bryce Covert,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
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The next phase includes demolishing the former office area of the reactor and portions of its outer structure.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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The 30-year-old said that the whirlwind experience — being traded, shaving his bushy beard, disappointing his new team and getting demoted in less than a week’s time — taught him a lot about himself.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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So an advancement in this niche wasn't just about shaving off a few micrometers this way and that, but also about ensuring the QR code was usable over a long period of time in that tiny encoding area.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
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In wildfire prone areas, that can mean felling trees and clearing vegetation to create a defense zone around homes and buildings.—
Contessa Brewer,Dawn Giel,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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While Healey, 54, was bogged down over issues like Canadian energy, trade, tourism and tariffs, as well as meetings with Canadian premiers, Wu, 40, was in Nova Scotia felling a huge Christmas tree.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Mowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowing. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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