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plural of mow
as in frowns
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval her mow suggested that she wasn't looking forward to a long evening of political speeches

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mows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mow
1
as in shaves
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 demolishes
to bring down by cutting an afternoon spent mowing hay

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Recent Examples of mows
Verb
With its 5Ah battery, the Goat mows over 5,000 square feet per charge and gets back to work after just 45 minutes of charging. PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Those surrounding the bride stood up and began clapping, their frowns shifting to wide smiles.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • If only humans kept their expressions to cartoonishly clear frowns and smiles.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Witness as Guy Fieri shaves his iconic goatee and trades his frosty spikes for a sensible combover.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
  • However, the new measurements, courtesy of NASA's Juno spacecraft that is currently orbiting Jupiter, shaves about five miles (8 km) off the equator and about 15 miles (24 km) off at the poles.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • If the city demolishes the building, the costs will be assessed to the property owner.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of the series’ most creative elements is the variety of scowls Graham deploys while arguing with Hezekiah, Mary, or his younger brother, Treacle (James Nelson-Joyce), a pragmatic family man who represents everything Sugar’s life could have been if he weren’t filled with so much self-loathing.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • If the Fed cuts its short-term rate too aggressively and is seen as doing so for political reasons, then Wall Street investors could sell Treasury bonds out of fear that inflation would rise.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The move effectively cuts the island off from key fuel sources and, according to community members, could worsen an already fragile humanitarian situation.
    Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ask anyone in Teahupo’o about that thing, and expect grimaces and shaking heads.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2024
Verb
  • That figure is likely to keep sliding, particularly if the Fed trims rates later this year.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some popular models that may require midgrade plus fuel include some Dodge Charger and Jeep Grand Cherokee trims.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The pastoral feel of the music, and Murdoch’s soft, tremulous tenor conjures Nick Drake, but the content of the songs hews closer to the urban fever dreams of Martin Amis, whose 1995 novel The Information traces similar lines of fading-empire disenfranchisement.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But a blanket warning hews too close to gossip for my taste.
    Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026

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“Mows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mows. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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