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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 labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plowed
Jaylin Williams plowed through a screening Murray as Jokic drained a triple, enabling the Nuggets to tie it with a fortuitous 4-point play.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
At least 15 people were injured after a driver plowed a car into a crowd during a parade in Louisiana on Saturday, April 4, according to authorities and multiple reports.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The suspect plowed his truck into Temple Israel synagogue on March 12.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The slow burn of Santos getting repeatedly plowed over with stress and emotion has led her to contemplate self-harm again.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Last week, a woman in Redding plowed her truck through a red light while using FaceTime.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
As crews plowed Twin Cities streets Monday, hundreds awoke to find their vehicles missing.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The firestorm plowed through the Pacific Palisades and into Malibu, burning 23,400 acres and leveling more than 6,800 structures, including many homes.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Shortsleeve’s criticism comes among complaints made by residents in New Bedford and Fall River of delays in clearing side streets, with some Fall River residents still trapped as of Thursday morning on streets had yet to be plowed four days after the storm hit.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
At least 15 people were injured after a driver plowed a car into a crowd during a parade in Louisiana on Saturday, April 4, according to authorities and multiple reports.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The suspect plowed his truck into Temple Israel synagogue on March 12.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The slow burn of Santos getting repeatedly plowed over with stress and emotion has led her to contemplate self-harm again.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Last week, a woman in Redding plowed her truck through a red light while using FaceTime.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
As crews plowed Twin Cities streets Monday, hundreds awoke to find their vehicles missing.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The firestorm plowed through the Pacific Palisades and into Malibu, burning 23,400 acres and leveling more than 6,800 structures, including many homes.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Shortsleeve’s criticism comes among complaints made by residents in New Bedford and Fall River of delays in clearing side streets, with some Fall River residents still trapped as of Thursday morning on streets had yet to be plowed four days after the storm hit.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowed
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While some of the trees that produce the resin are cultivated, the vast majority grow in the wild.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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Imagination, creativity and experimentation will all be cultivated at the OC Fair & Event Center’s upcoming Imaginology, a two-day festival of learning that is hosted each April at the fairgrounds.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
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In many years on dairy farms, the worker often labored for 10 hours with no breaks.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lamarck surely labored over these Romantic effusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Folsom crews worked Monday to repair a large sinkhole that opened in the city’s Lexington Hills neighborhood during weekend storm that raked across the capital region.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Police say Ortiz raked Rihanna’s Beverly Crest property with an assault rifle, striking an Airstream trailer on the property, the singer’s home and a neighbor’s home.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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For years, the LAPD struggled to clear a decades-old backlog of untested rape kits that at one point ballooned in number to more than 6,100.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kilmer, who died from throat cancer at 65, signed on to the project, but struggled with health issues once production began.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 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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At the bottom of the steps, Junior Sister was dressed just as haphazardly, brow furrowed with concern.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Sharing the ball helps fuel Magic winning streak The Magic got the win over the Bulls by sticking to what’s worked best during Orlando’s five-game winning streak.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The system worked properly to prevent tripping of additional breakers.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Solid manure from feedlots, poultry houses or composting dairy barns is spread and tilled under.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Both cardboard and newspaper will break down during the growing season and can be tilled under with mulch before the next planting season.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Johnson for months endeavored to appoint his ally ex-Ald.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Along the way, Pollan endeavored to find answers to some of the most fundamental questions of existence, like why is there a subjective self at all?—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Plowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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