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as in labors
to devote serious and sustained effort
plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plows
Continue reading … CELEBRATION TURNS TO MOURNING – Woman dead, multiple children hurt when vehicle plows through birthday party.
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FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
At the same time, Skattebo, the battering ram personified, pushes and plows through defenders, injecting energy into the Giants and their fans.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Introduced as a stereotypical shrewish wife, Yeom plows past any pat characterizations with an energetic, passionate performance, one which requires a surprising degree of physicality.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
What Lies Ahead There is a rapidly closing window to ensure gender parity in leadership as the AI revolution plows forward.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
At the same time, Skattebo, the battering ram personified, pushes and plows through defenders, injecting energy into the Giants and their fans.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Introduced as a stereotypical shrewish wife, Yeom plows past any pat characterizations with an energetic, passionate performance, one which requires a surprising degree of physicality.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
What Lies Ahead There is a rapidly closing window to ensure gender parity in leadership as the AI revolution plows forward.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plows
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own shovel, gloves, and rakes as limited tools will be provided at the event.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Owners often need to brush them weekly, if not daily, during peak shedding seasons, with coat rakes or shedding tools recommended to keep tangles at bay.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Getting perfectly pinpoint stars can be a struggle from the lack of low-light autofocus and struggles with faint objects in the optical viewfinder.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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That quest comes to a screeching halt due to the 2008 recession, as Jackie scrambles to adjust to a new lifestyle while husband David struggles to keep his timeshare empire from crumbling.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In her own life, Kat cultivates those conditions.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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By fostering an internal environment where employees are encouraged to question assumptions, share expertise, and engage in reflective thinking, The Rise Group cultivates the intellectual space needed to pursue meaningful insights.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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The development comes as Netflix strives to become more competitive with its peers in the battle to win ad dollars from Madison Avenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Everyone strives for that state and pours their love into it.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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The fundraiser benefits Hamilton's CARES Foundation, an organization that works with cancer research centers and emphasizes finding cures that prevent long-term harm to patients.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The chip that works this optical magic is not much to see.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The idea of moving to America constantly tugs at rising singer-songwriter Larissa Lambert.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Campaign Evolved is a safe bet in an increasingly unstable market that tugs on the heartstrings of veteran fans while pulling in a whole new community of potential PlayStation players conveniently in time for its big anniversary.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Plows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plows. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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