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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
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.
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Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Coach Matt Rhule’s third team adopted a more mature approach, evidenced against Akron as Nebraska plowed through an opportunity to lose its intensity while playing with a big lead in the second half.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 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
After trailing all night long and pushing back Huntington Beach’s momentum swings time and again, Trabuco Hills grabbed the lead with 39 seconds remaining, as Luke Hoffman plowed across the goal line to erase a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit and take the season opener 20-19.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Driven by fears of what would happen if AGI (artificial general intelligence) were to be developed in the wrong hands, Musk has plowed billions of dollars into developing the technology.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Liu said his team analyzed 27 years of water temperature history from a series of buoys placed in the region and found that the deeper waters were warmer than normal when Ian plowed through.
—Alex Harris
august 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
OpenAI along with Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon and others have already plowed hundreds of billions of dollars into AI investment, with some projections of future spending reaching into the trillions.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Coach Matt Rhule’s third team adopted a more mature approach, evidenced against Akron as Nebraska plowed through an opportunity to lose its intensity while playing with a big lead in the second half.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 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
After trailing all night long and pushing back Huntington Beach’s momentum swings time and again, Trabuco Hills grabbed the lead with 39 seconds remaining, as Luke Hoffman plowed across the goal line to erase a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit and take the season opener 20-19.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Driven by fears of what would happen if AGI (artificial general intelligence) were to be developed in the wrong hands, Musk has plowed billions of dollars into developing the technology.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Liu said his team analyzed 27 years of water temperature history from a series of buoys placed in the region and found that the deeper waters were warmer than normal when Ian plowed through.
—Alex Harris
august 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
OpenAI along with Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon and others have already plowed hundreds of billions of dollars into AI investment, with some projections of future spending reaching into the trillions.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowed
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That’s where Spinal Tap cultivated its generations of followers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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America cultivated India both as a counterweight to China and in recognition of the country’s growing economic heft.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting, according to UW-Madison.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Pirates, meanwhile, raked Rockies reliever Anthony Molina for three runs on four hits, including two homers in the sixth inning — a leadoff homer by Spencer Horwitz and a two-run blast from Tommy Pham.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
23 Aug. 2025
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At Villa Park, his frailty was epic, defiant, even as his bandmates labored drastically to summon the power of 50 years earlier.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some of the works would be labored over and over and over again.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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With his brow perennially furrowed and hair slicked with sweat, Riley has the exact look and bearing of a suavely addled wrong-man figure from British thrillers of yore — and thus makes a suitably bemused proxy for the viewers in this wasteland of mounting chaos and absurdity.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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But the California native struggled throughout the postseason and had just one hit and seven strikeouts across the first three World Series games.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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England had noticed Patri had struggled with the same issue against Switzerland.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 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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Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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Rec was founded in 2022 by Birju Kadakia and Rachel Williams, who worked together at Uber in the mid-2010s.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Getting the final minty shade, one that worked well on all Fitzpatrick skin tones, took more than 20 variations.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Plowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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