PLOUGHING Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

plow

verb

as in to rake

to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement we'll have to get out there and plow and plant both fields before it rains

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as in to labor

to devote serious and sustained effort plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

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Recent Examples of plow The family had installed a concrete barrier after a previous crash, a decision that may have prevented the car from plowing directly into their home. —

Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 Nvidia — Shares of the chip giant popped about 1% as investors plowed money back into tech stocks. —

Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 Each April, Earth plows through its dusty trail — tiny grains burning up in the atmosphere at around 30 miles per second. —

Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Jaylin Williams plowed through a screening Murray as Jokic drained a triple, enabling the Nuggets to tie it with a fortuitous 4-point play. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plow

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Domínguez, meanwhile, has been raking at Triple-A since missing the cut for the Yankees’ Opening Day roster.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Pau Torres’s raking pass intended for Leon Bailey fell short.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026