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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
During a press conference Tuesday, Chitwood played surveillance video showing the impact and the truck plowing through the tiny structure and then continuing out across the beach and in the shallow waves the Atlantic before it got stuck.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2026
The community is in shock after a driver plowed his car into some businesses in the Castro District early Sunday morning.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Softbank has plowed more than $30 billion into OpenAI, with its investment gains in the company totaling $45 billion in the year ended March.
—Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 31 May 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2026
The community is in shock after a driver plowed his car into some businesses in the Castro District early Sunday morning.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Softbank has plowed more than $30 billion into OpenAI, with its investment gains in the company totaling $45 billion in the year ended March.
—Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 31 May 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
—Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
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After severe thunderstorms raked Washington on Friday evening, the Kennedy Center sought one more extension before complying with a noon Saturday deadline.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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About 2,700 engineers labored on the project.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Another laboring woman with the same image on her phone.—
Karli Swenson,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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Business owners still need to make difficult decisions, cultivate relationships with employees and customers, and create accountability inside their organizations.—
Scott Byrne,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In his regular visits to Nuuk, Horn has spent much of his time cultivating relationships with business leaders and politicians like Pele Broberg, leader of the pro-independence Naleraq party, who has made no secret of their meetings.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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Caitlin Clark orchestrates offense Clark struggled to find her shooting touch Tuesday, missing 10 of 15 field goal attempts and seven of eight 3-pointers.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Let’s see who thrives and who struggles now that these two have become ones.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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At the combine, as executives and scouts furrowed their brows and furtively took notes, Mann and I stood on the concourse, watching team personnel watch prospects work out.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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They were furrowed throughout his testimony.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
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Now, founder and CEO Chad Houser is getting more recognition, not just for the food, but for the special young people working there.—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Yet, the share of retirees who work has never ranged higher than 34%.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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There are luxury resorts that strive to feel like homes, and then there are homes that accidentally become luxury resorts.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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Impersonators try to embody the whole character, while tribute artists strive for other types of authenticity, like voice and dress.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
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Told from the perspective of an android, Ishiguro’s novel explores loneliness, love, humanity, and spirituality—which, as Waititi soon discovered, made the adaptation endeavor much more challenging than expected.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Science today is a team endeavor, and the most exciting breakthroughs are happening at the edges of fields.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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