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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 planing hull, of course, means the vessel rises up and skims over the water, rather than plowing through waves.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
As part of that funding, the city will implement its new snow removal policy starting this winter and plow all streets once four inches accumulate.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed when 35-year-old British citizen Jihad Al Shamie, who was born in Syria, plowed his car into pedestrians and stabbed at least one other victim.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Sanford moved to Utah at one point to plow snow and had a relationship with a woman there whose family was Mormon.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
As part of that funding, the city will implement its new snow removal policy starting this winter and plow all streets once four inches accumulate.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed when 35-year-old British citizen Jihad Al Shamie, who was born in Syria, plowed his car into pedestrians and stabbed at least one other victim.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Sanford moved to Utah at one point to plow snow and had a relationship with a woman there whose family was Mormon.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
Verb
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For larger areas or quicker cleanup, a leaf blower can be a helpful alternative to raking.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Deciding whether to rake leaves depends on your property type and gardening goals.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At 41 weeks, she was induced and labored for hours before doctors determined an emergency C-section was necessary.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Already labored by national debt levels around double the European target, in September the French economy was downgraded by credit ratings agency Fitch.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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The model takes roughly two weeks to cultivate and mature, followed by a few days of drug testing – dramatically faster and cheaper than animal studies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to Edwards, Brooke deliberately portrayed Arabella as struggling to adapt to her new home and her Canadian identity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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As the team struggles with grief, Sharon decides to pull Station 42 off active duty entirely, rather than assign a new captain.—
Alamin Yohannes,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lina glances at the ceiling, brow furrowed.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Worthington furrowed his brow and shook his head.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The organization has a partnership with the nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute, which sponsors a multi-year class of 20 fellows who work closely with professional journalists in the newsroom.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Now working for United Airlines as an avionics technician at Newark Liberty International Airport, repairing plane engines and electrical systems, the 25-year-old has already doubled her investment in the program and makes over six-figures.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, Newcastle teams strive for victory.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Managing the performance of the current car while working on the 2026 challenger is a tough balance that teams are striving to achieve, with some even ending the development of the current car.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Skilled forgers started to catch on, endeavoring to cash in on that development.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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That endeavor to find one’s humanity after a slump is threaded through The Smashing Machine,too.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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