PLOW Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

plow

verb

Definition of plow

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 One of the key areas of disagreement between the two sides was whether to continue to plow more than the minimum the law requires into the city’s four dramatically underfunded pension funds, a practice begun under Mayor Lori Lightfoot. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 SanDisk, Seagate, and Western Digital take a huge percentage of their profits and plow them back into buybacks. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 Every year, our planet plows through this stream of cometary material, causing tiny fragments — many no larger than a grain of sand — to slam into Earth's atmosphere at around 133,000 mph (214,000 km/h). — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Faced with the kaleidoscopic array of problems, the response from General Dynamics managers always seemed to be to plow forward. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plow

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Verbruggen illustrated his strengths in possession in the early stages against Leeds with a raking pass that released Maxim De Cuyper one-v-one against Jayden Bogle.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The tines are made of premium, durable plastic, and the entire head is 17 inches wide to make quick work of raking.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of rake

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Admittedly the continent has labored as the AI hyper-scalers of America and China have produced products (and valuations) that make the eyes pop.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of labor

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Wickersham spent more than a year writing his book and cultivated the background from a sportswriting life spent observing QBs.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
The promotion and publicity that larger news organizations can bring to bear is just one consideration, as is an ability to put new content directly in front of a large audience that has already been cultivated.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultivate

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Underwood, then a true freshman, struggled in that meeting, and his inconsistent play against Western Michigan (12-of-22 passing) has led to questions about his job status.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Despite being one of Africa’s largest oil producers, the Dangote Refinery initially struggled to secure enough domestic crude and had to turn to international suppliers at a premium.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of struggle

Verb

Robinson appeared to furrow his brow and smirk as the text messages about the engravings were displayed in the courtroom.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
This year’s Emmy nominations are evidence of that, as ever, with plenty to furrow a brow or jump on a soapbox over.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

Definition of furrow

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The processor may perform better, but scaling still depends on everything around it working reliably.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Their biggest obstacle is that their collectivist vision has never worked without trampling on civil liberties.

— Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of work

Verb

Similarly, advertisers strive to prevent their ads from appearing next to low-quality content.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Till is a member of the Firekeeper Alliance, which has close ties with the festival, and strives to decrease the suicide rate among indigenous youths through teaching them about heavy metal.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

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