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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
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.
—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
The effects of tilling, the practice of plowing the soil between crop seasons, have large regional differences.
—Hanqin Tian, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
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
The effects of tilling, the practice of plowing the soil between crop seasons, have large regional differences.
—Hanqin Tian, The Conversation, 22 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.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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The woodcut birth figures contained in these books were not images drawn from observation—pregnant cadavers for anatomical drawing were hard to come by—but were instead abstracted diagrams of the chaotic diversity of laboring bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Another laboring woman with the same image on her phone.—
Karli Swenson,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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The approach, Black Thought admits, is indeed intentional and aimed at cultivating an organic expansion of the festival's appeal.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Rather than the number of visitors, Gensler said in the report, the amount of time spent downtown matters more in cultivating a thriving downtown area.—
Lily Wright,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The two candidates also are offering differing solutions for the country’s struggling health system, ballooning public debt and entrenched corruption.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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The two candidates also are offering differing solutions for the country's struggling health system, ballooning public debt and entrenched corruption.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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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.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Prepare the soil through core aeration or tilling 4 to 6 inches deep.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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The overarching message is that spatial computing is maturing, striving for seamless integration into daily life.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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General Motors is among the Western automakers striving to match that blistering pace, by harnessing AI and simulation to dramatically shorten development times.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
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Davidson is more steeped in Democratic politics, including working for years as a political consultant and winning a county legislature seat in 2023.—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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These startups are working with a range of different non-invasive sensor modalities, including those that measure electrical pulses (EEG), those that measure magnetic fields (MEG), and those that use light to measure changes in blood flow (fNIRS).—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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“Plowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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