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as in raking
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 laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plowing
Security footage showed a black vehicle plowing through and swiping the vehicle next to it.
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Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft have been plowing hundreds of billions of dollars a year into AI.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Companies were plowing hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it borrowed, into building new data centers, but had no clear path to profitability.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
The Eta Aquariids, sparked by Earth plowing through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, peak on the night of May 5 to 6.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Despite the steady stream of guests plowing through the buffet, the staff have it under control.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Rather than plowing down anyone, a tackle is when a player slides feet first to dislodge the ball from an opposing player.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Apr. 2026
This month, children learned about plowing and planting before planting their own seeds to take home.
—Caleb Grieger, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
While much of those duties are typical for his local office — picking up trash, plowing snow and filling potholes — the 34-year-old mayor has leaned on his knack for viral content creation to drive interest and awareness of government programs.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft have been plowing hundreds of billions of dollars a year into AI.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Companies were plowing hundreds of billions of dollars, much of it borrowed, into building new data centers, but had no clear path to profitability.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026
The Eta Aquariids, sparked by Earth plowing through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, peak on the night of May 5 to 6.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Despite the steady stream of guests plowing through the buffet, the staff have it under control.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Apr. 2026
Rather than plowing down anyone, a tackle is when a player slides feet first to dislodge the ball from an opposing player.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Apr. 2026
This month, children learned about plowing and planting before planting their own seeds to take home.
—Caleb Grieger, Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
While much of those duties are typical for his local office — picking up trash, plowing snow and filling potholes — the 34-year-old mayor has leaned on his knack for viral content creation to drive interest and awareness of government programs.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowing
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Tourists and scientists want to know On Thursday, three tractors spent more than an hour raking the beach at South Pointe Park in Miami Beach as beachgoers weaved around them, stepping over thick piles of sargassum that turned the shoreline water a murky brown.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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Prepare the planting bed by removing weeds and raking the soil even.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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Imagine a place of employment where everyone in the building is laboring to live out their childhood dream.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
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Just three had received fewer innings per game from their starters, increasing the burden on a bullpen laboring under the strain.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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After the war, Mojtaba Khamenei may try to strengthen his own position by cultivating that younger cohort.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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The source argued that while Iran spent decades building and cultivating proxy networks across the Middle East, Western governments largely avoided investing in organized anti-regime infrastructure inside Iran itself.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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At the time, the group had around two dozen employees and was struggling for financial stability.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The key will be to continue building off the encouraging start, especially after struggling with his command in Colorado last week.—
Jesús Cano,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The world cracked open, and now everyone’s striving to fit the jagged pieces back into a box called civilized society.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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After the shocking results of the 2024 election, seven friends split between Black Democrats and Black Republicans gather for dinner to debate American politics, striving to find common ground over food, drinks, and laughter.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Wormser suggests tilling the ground and covering it with black plastic to deprive existing grass and weeds of sunlight.—
Ann Hinga Klein,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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The film mostly exists as an exercise in further tilling personal earth that Romvari previously traversed in her short films.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Kerr had no head coaching experience, working as an executive with the Phoenix Suns from 2007 through 2010 and then as a TNT television analyst through 2014.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Three decades later, Landon's production company and his wife, Cindy Landon, are working together to create a Highway to Heaven revival for Fox for the 2027-2028 season, per Deadline.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Plowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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