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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
Forego melting products altogether and use mechanical methods like shovels, snow blowers, and plows for removal.
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Bourbon Street terror attack Fourteen New Year's spectators were killed, and dozens more were injured, after a driver plowed a Ford F-150 into New Year’s crowds near Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
However, plowing through a thick blanket of snow, which inevitably hides everything beneath it, naturally comes with some risk, and many homeowners’ mailboxes are the first thing to take a direct hit.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
This time in an ebony wig and black and silver pants ensemble, Cher, a pair of effervescent dancers and a trio of background singers plowed through the song as fake snow fell from the rafters.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Bourbon Street terror attack Fourteen New Year's spectators were killed, and dozens more were injured, after a driver plowed a Ford F-150 into New Year’s crowds near Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
However, plowing through a thick blanket of snow, which inevitably hides everything beneath it, naturally comes with some risk, and many homeowners’ mailboxes are the first thing to take a direct hit.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
This time in an ebony wig and black and silver pants ensemble, Cher, a pair of effervescent dancers and a trio of background singers plowed through the song as fake snow fell from the rafters.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
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Burrow, who spoke with media after the Bengals lost 18-20 to the Cleveland Browns, seemed bothered by his 'do from the start, sitting down at the mic and instantly raking his lengthy bangs back with his hands.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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As for the face touch, when he was raked across the face by New Orleans’ Jordan Poole, on a play ruled a transition take foul, Larsson smiled afterward.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lahmeyer, the Oklahoma pastor, said pastors and Christian leaders often labor under the burden of expectations.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The psychological thriller, penned by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning writer Tracy Letts (Coon's real life husband), cultivates fear slowly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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And recently, Minneapolis has cultivated its own take on the culture—a little more social, a little more lively.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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And problems continue despite the flight cancellations designed to relieve stress on controllers struggling to deal with the shutdown.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Entry-level workers experiment freely and the C-suite sees strategic value, yet middle managers often struggle to bridge the gap.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their bark is ridged and furrowed, giving insects room to proliferate.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lina glances at the ceiling, brow furrowed.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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The company was also working with Transport for London on a double-decker electric bus, but the agency has yet to place an order.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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On Friday night the Supreme Court granted the request to block full SNAP payments as the case works its way through the courts.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mike, played by a rangy, companionable Hugh Jackman, is a striving singer in Milwaukee who has battled the bottle, cannot consistently pay his mortgage, and keeps himself going by appearing at the state fair dressed up to look (and sound) like Don Ho.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Everybody loves putting on those Nora Efron classics, and the filmmakers here were striving to make something that was a modern answer to those that was in discussion with When Harry Met Sally and those greats.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, endeavor to stand back, look at the list dispassionately, and judge which three events honestly were the biggest of the year in your judgment.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Dec. 2025
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And as Altman and company endeavor to add features that match its rivals’ other strengths, the company needs a best-in-class AI model as its foundation.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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