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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
Authorities described the driver who plowed his vehicle into the crowded street as a 33-year-old German citizen.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Companies were plowing hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it borrowed, into building new data centers, but had no clear path to profitability.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
Despite the steady stream of guests plowing through the buffet, the staff have it under control.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
The Eta Aquariids, sparked by Earth plowing through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, peak on the night of May 5 to 6.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Companies were plowing hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it borrowed, into building new data centers, but had no clear path to profitability.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
Despite the steady stream of guests plowing through the buffet, the staff have it under control.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
The Eta Aquariids, sparked by Earth plowing through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, peak on the night of May 5 to 6.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
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Tourists and scientists want to know On Thursday, three tractors spent more than an hour raking the beach at South Pointe Park in Miami Beach as beachgoers weaved around them, stepping over thick piles of sargassum that turned the shoreline water a murky brown.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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Prepare the planting bed by removing weeds and raking the soil even.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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Imagine a place of employment where everyone in the building is laboring to live out their childhood dream.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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Just three had received fewer innings per game from their starters, increasing the burden on a bullpen laboring under the strain.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Picking a pineapple in Upcountry In the 1960s, Hawaii produced 80 percent of the world’s pineapple—the fruit was synonymous with the state—and on the slopes of Haleakala, Maui Gold Pineapple was queen, cultivating 10,000 acres of the sweetest fruit around.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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Today, Fingerboard cultivates hemp, a type of cannabis that, unlike marijuana, is nonintoxicating and widely considered a wellness product.—
William Deffaa,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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In April, Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo proved to be an effective outlet as Chelsea struggled to cope with their pace.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Family members said Ross is still struggling with memory gaps and emotional distress following her detention.—
Jade le Deley,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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In some pockets, 25-feet-deep cracks furrow the ground, a result of an overdraft of groundwater from the bank of the earth.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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At 88, the legendary artist, dressed in a black smock, was filmed walking through the eroded sculptural features of the badlands, her face furrowed by age, her eyes still blazing.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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The soon-to-be 25-year-old outfielder, who served as the Yankees’ DH on Friday, did reach base in his second at-bat, working a seven-pitch, full-count walk, one of two permitted by Misiorowski.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Do not overcorrect what already works.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was always expected to live a quiet life — but she’s sent on an entirely different path when her mother, a general in the military, orders her to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become dragon riders, the elite of Navarre.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Vision Zero is the initiative striving to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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The president signed an executive order on March 31 that attempts to change the rules on mail-in voting, and his allies in Congress are endeavoring to reshape elections ahead of the midterms this fall, spending weeks debating a voter-ID bill that is almost certainly doomed.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Taking an interest or endeavor further?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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