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 Roads are not plowed, so owners and guests reach the property by snow cat or sled from the gate. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 The tornado plowed from Hickory Hills to the Midway Airport area and was one of 17 that tore through the region Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 Other companies are plowing forward where Monarch has failed. — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Instead, countries like Poland are plowing funds into their own defense firms. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plow

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In another video posted on Instagram on June 11, Neill was seen raking an olive tree.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
The vision not only to play a raking diagonal pass for Zinedine Zidane to volley home, but to see the future of the game itself.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of rake

Verb

That doesn’t mean the subscription businesses that media companies labored to build will collapse, Cohen said.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
But others are still at work, laboring under a new collective bargaining agreement with another labor organization, the International Longshoremen’s Association.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of labor

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The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Located in the heart of the Marais district, the department store has been a fixture of Paris retail for more than 160 years and has spent decades cultivating a reputation for premium fashion, design and homeware.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of cultivate

Verb

Goldin, who also spent last season on a two-way contract with the Heat after going undrafted last year out of Michigan, struggled in Monday’s summer league loss.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Turkey struggled against the USMNT’s corners throughout the game, with multiple chances created from outswinging corners towards the penalty spot.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of struggle

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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

Verb

The latest in Houston Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with three other construction crew members when unmarked vehicles carrying federal agents began following his van, his family said.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The men who wrote the Constitution distrusted parties, but also created and worked within them.

— Andy Craig, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

Definition of work

Verb

In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Never forgetting your past, but also living in the present, and always striving to do more in the future.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of strive

Verb

Years later, a second producer endeavored to make a movie of Sebold’s memoir.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 14 July 2026
The danger then isn’t Hollywood merging with video games, but both devolving into transactional markets that no longer endeavor to keep us entertained — merely subscribed.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 July 2026

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