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as in cultivated
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 wrought
to devote serious and sustained effort
plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plowed
The Trojans have been mostly solid against the run this season (39th in yards per carry allowed before Saturday), but the Irish offense plowed through them, with Love and Price coming for 315 yards on 37 rushes.
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed when 35-year-old British citizen Jihad Al Shamie, who was born in Syria, plowed his car into pedestrians and stabbed at least one other victim.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The market rally has been fueled by megacap technology companies, which have plowed billions of dollars in development of artificial intelligence, as they are rewarded with rich multiples for the promise of this new era.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Running back Antonio Gibson plowed forward for a 1-yard touchdown run after a four-play, 14-yard drive, giving the Patriots a 28-6 lead into the half.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
His mother, who had a boutique in the resort town of Aix-les-Bains, plowed all her money into the brand and supervised preparations for the debut.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
And the defense got plowed around for 394 yards and couldn’t get the ball back when the Chiefs would have had a late chance to rally.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Farmers plowed up lead and iron shrapnel and even whole hand grenades by the pallet every harvest season.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Investors have plowed close to $350 million in the space with a new crop of startups like Omi and Limitless releasing wearables, while Amazon just snapped up Bee, a tiny note-taking device startup, for an undisclosed amount.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed when 35-year-old British citizen Jihad Al Shamie, who was born in Syria, plowed his car into pedestrians and stabbed at least one other victim.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The market rally has been fueled by megacap technology companies, which have plowed billions of dollars in development of artificial intelligence, as they are rewarded with rich multiples for the promise of this new era.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Running back Antonio Gibson plowed forward for a 1-yard touchdown run after a four-play, 14-yard drive, giving the Patriots a 28-6 lead into the half.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
His mother, who had a boutique in the resort town of Aix-les-Bains, plowed all her money into the brand and supervised preparations for the debut.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
And the defense got plowed around for 394 yards and couldn’t get the ball back when the Chiefs would have had a late chance to rally.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Farmers plowed up lead and iron shrapnel and even whole hand grenades by the pallet every harvest season.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Investors have plowed close to $350 million in the space with a new crop of startups like Omi and Limitless releasing wearables, while Amazon just snapped up Bee, a tiny note-taking device startup, for an undisclosed amount.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowed
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And while almonds have been cultivated for centuries across the Mediterranean and Middle East, almond butter is a relatively modern creation.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Over the past 15 years Klingberg has cultivated authentic relationships with brands and customers; kept an eye on spending and remained 100 percent in control of the business.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Absent Karen’s presence to hold the fire, however, all eyes are laser-focused on the comings and goings of Stacey Rusch, who is raked through the coals on her reunion debut.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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These beds are only intended to last for a season, and then they’re raked into the soil or turned into compost.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Betsy’s love labored between two living losses.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lina glances at the ceiling, brow furrowed.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Worthington furrowed his brow and shook his head.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her sister struggled for years with substance use, leading their mother to assume custody of her sister's two children.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The rest was tilled into the ground.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Château de Selle is located inland from the Mediterranean Sea, on limestone hillsides, planted in arid limestone soil––the earth is actually mechanically tilled to crush the rocks; yields from the 345-acre organic (since 2022) estate are low.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Since Operation Nightingale began, the three agencies have worked on 24,757 square feet of the site and recovered nearly 5,000 of the plane’s artifacts.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the real, urgent work ahead of them was to redeem the losses slavery had wrought.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Plowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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