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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
City of Dallas has only eight snow plows The city of Dallas has only eight snow plows and about 100 sanding trucks for 11,700 lane miles of roads, forcing it to prioritize.
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Streets and Sanitation Superintendent Randy Reeder said his department is already planning to increase the number of zones for city services like plowing.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Both teams plowed through the distractions to put on a terrific second half that went back and forth.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Streets and Sanitation Superintendent Randy Reeder said his department is already planning to increase the number of zones for city services like plowing.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The Super Bowl always drips with intrigue, including the path plowed by teams that before the season were listed as 60-1 odds to get here.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Both teams plowed through the distractions to put on a terrific second half that went back and forth.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
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Then, rake the ground level to prepare it for planting.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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This was a much better advert for the use of VAR, as was a late, raking challenge by Lucas Digne on Jacob Murphy shortly before half-time, which only brought a yellow card rather than a red.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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When the novel opens in Florence, in 1557, the body of the painter Jacopo da Pontormo lies in the chapel of San Lorenzo—in front of the frescoes he’d labored over for a decade, with a painter’s chisel stuck in his heart.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Aster didn’t micromanage as Tracy labored over the script and suffered a bout of COVID during lockdown.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are lots of reasons to cultivate a hedge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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From the beginning, Calderon said the firm’s project was rooted in honoring the way their ancestors cultivated cotton without pesticides and with full transparency throughout the supply chain.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Buehler struggled in Boston, but looked good enough during his brief time with the Phillies to generate interest from the Padres and other teams.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fefferman questioned why board members and the public have struggled to obtain detailed financial information.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the bottom of the steps, Junior Sister was dressed just as haphazardly, brow furrowed with concern.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some were nodding, brows furrowed, as if in a foreign-language class; others were trying not to bust up laughing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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And my initial job and focus was working for the chief digital officer at the time who was a really smart guy.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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But its last shutdown plan, released in late September, indicates that 91% of its employees would continue to work without pay.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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This year’s cohort of activists, while quieter than in the past as a result of the ongoing hostilities, is striving to amplify the voices suppressed and introduce emerging artists to a wider audience.—
Tina Ahmadi Krol,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Bureau strives to complete all 311 requests within five days.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Finding a romantic partner is a high-stakes, low-odds endeavor that many people pursue with single-minded determination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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While the target of a grand jury can endeavor to present witnesses, including themselves, that generally never happens because of the danger of self-incrimination.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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