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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
Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
By plowing a chunk of their earnings into repurchases, the companies reduce the number of shares outstanding, which has the effect of boosting earnings per share and ultimately the stock price.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Other companies are plowing forward where Monarch has failed.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The discussion pinballed between other lingering issues with the property tax system upgrade that has been plowing along for more than ten years.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Instead, countries like Poland are plowing funds into their own defense firms.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
During a press conference Tuesday, Chitwood played surveillance video showing the impact and the truck plowing through the tiny structure and then continuing out across the beach and in the shallow waves the Atlantic before it got stuck.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
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Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
The effects of tilling, the practice of plowing the soil between crop seasons, have large regional differences.
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Hanqin Tian,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
By plowing a chunk of their earnings into repurchases, the companies reduce the number of shares outstanding, which has the effect of boosting earnings per share and ultimately the stock price.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Other companies are plowing forward where Monarch has failed.
—
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The discussion pinballed between other lingering issues with the property tax system upgrade that has been plowing along for more than ten years.
—
A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Instead, countries like Poland are plowing funds into their own defense firms.
—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
During a press conference Tuesday, Chitwood played surveillance video showing the impact and the truck plowing through the tiny structure and then continuing out across the beach and in the shallow waves the Atlantic before it got stuck.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
The effects of tilling, the practice of plowing the soil between crop seasons, have large regional differences.
—
Hanqin Tian,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowing
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How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.
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Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage.
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In the days since posting the news, Mitchell has continued to update her followers about the aftermath and the start of the healing process, including videos of herself laboring.
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Mercurius began laboring in the third and left after Hull's second homer of the CWS and ninth of the season leading off the fifth.
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Burnham has spent years positioning himself as a viable alternative to Starmer, criticizing Labour's leadership at moments of weakness while carefully cultivating his own national profile.
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In his regular visits to Nuuk, Horn has spent much of his time cultivating relationships with business leaders and politicians like Pele Broberg, leader of the pro-independence Naleraq party, who has made no secret of their meetings.
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And what people in that district are exhausted by is a politics that has justified the spending of tens of billions of dollars in killing civilians overseas, while working people are struggling just to do the basics.
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The fashion industry has been struggling in Europe and China, while seeing growth in North America, Ebner said.
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Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers.
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Prepare the soil through core aeration or tilling 4 to 6 inches deep.
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Move from striving to stillness.
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Born in Brooklyn, NY, on April 4, 1932, Davis was a striving student who attended New York University on a full scholarship, and graduated magna cum laude.
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Saunders was also a longtime staple on Baltimore TV screens, working for WJZ until 2013.
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As part of his work overseeing health and performance programs at Google for 17 years, Newton Cheng researched the studies to understand the isolation and loneliness that can accompany working from home.
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“Plowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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