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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
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has roughly 500 state and vendor plows available, along with 60,000 tons of salt, and all roads have been thoroughly pretreated.
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Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
The South Shore community donned their colonial and Civil War attire and took to the streets alongside municipal snow plows to ring in the 49th annual Lincoln Day Saturday.
—Stuart Cahill, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
City of Dallas has only eight snow plows The city of Dallas has only eight snow plows and about 100 sanding trucks for 11,700 lane miles of roads, forcing it to prioritize.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The mayor said that crews would begin salting neighborhoods in every borough as soon as snow started falling, and that plows would start rolling out in the city once there was more than 2 inches of snow on the ground.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Snow plows and salt spreaders were out throughout the Chicago area early Sunday morning with the snow falling, working on all corners of the city to keep the streets safe.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Merriam, Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee currently have GPS tracking on their snow plows to allow residents to check online.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
Greenberg also encouraged people to move their car if it's parked on a snow route street to allow snow plows to move through.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
The City of Oklahoma City plows 1,800 miles of snow routes, Public Works spokesperson Shannon Cox previously told The Oklahoman.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
The South Shore community donned their colonial and Civil War attire and took to the streets alongside municipal snow plows to ring in the 49th annual Lincoln Day Saturday.
—Stuart Cahill, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
City of Dallas has only eight snow plows The city of Dallas has only eight snow plows and about 100 sanding trucks for 11,700 lane miles of roads, forcing it to prioritize.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The mayor said that crews would begin salting neighborhoods in every borough as soon as snow started falling, and that plows would start rolling out in the city once there was more than 2 inches of snow on the ground.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Snow plows and salt spreaders were out throughout the Chicago area early Sunday morning with the snow falling, working on all corners of the city to keep the streets safe.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Merriam, Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee currently have GPS tracking on their snow plows to allow residents to check online.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
Greenberg also encouraged people to move their car if it's parked on a snow route street to allow snow plows to move through.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
The City of Oklahoma City plows 1,800 miles of snow routes, Public Works spokesperson Shannon Cox previously told The Oklahoman.
—Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
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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Makio struggles to make space for Asa in her heavily compartmentalized life, while navigating her feelings for her ex-boyfriend Shingo.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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But baseball’s membership still struggles with a division between the elite players, who make large sums of money, and everyone else.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The brand cultivates a fun, rebellious, and inclusive culture.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
9 Feb. 2026
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That cultivates community on campus, Dassinger added.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sweeney plays Undine Spragg, a fiercely ambitious woman from the Midwest, who strives for the social heights of turn of the century New York.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Bureau strives to complete all 311 requests within five days.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her husband also works for the two-person business as its chief political strategist.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nothing that works today to hit the Russians will work next month.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Riley tugs the false eyelashes off.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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This book tugs at all the heartstrings.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Princess Kate is patron of Family Action, a national charity that endeavors to help children and families recover from trauma.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nevertheless, the entire team always endeavors to make everyone's stay as pleasant as possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Plows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plows. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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