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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 conservative Pacific Research Institute plows the same economic ground in a report.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Each April, Earth plows through its dusty trail — tiny grains burning up in the atmosphere at around 30 miles per second.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
In February, he was also criticized after Staten Island residents waited days for snow plows to clear parts of the community after a historic blizzard.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Police and fire may respond to calls even before snow plows clear city and town streets.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Property owners move the snow from the sidewalk to the curb, snow plows move the snow from the street to the curb, and the result is a wall of snow and ice.
—Michael Pollack, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Video shows the operator react seconds before the train plows through the tree.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
MassDOT also surged dump trucks and plows to the South Coast.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
As the galaxy plows through, the force pushes against it and tears away its own gas, stretching it out into trailing tentacles.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Each April, Earth plows through its dusty trail — tiny grains burning up in the atmosphere at around 30 miles per second.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
In February, he was also criticized after Staten Island residents waited days for snow plows to clear parts of the community after a historic blizzard.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Police and fire may respond to calls even before snow plows clear city and town streets.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Property owners move the snow from the sidewalk to the curb, snow plows move the snow from the street to the curb, and the result is a wall of snow and ice.
—Michael Pollack, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
Video shows the operator react seconds before the train plows through the tree.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
MassDOT also surged dump trucks and plows to the South Coast.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
As the galaxy plows through, the force pushes against it and tears away its own gas, stretching it out into trailing tentacles.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plows
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Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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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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Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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There’s a gaping need for a Christianity whose posture toward the world is more irenic and charitable, far less anxious and fear-driven—one that cultivates curiosity, including toward those outside the faith, and fosters a deep longing for knowledge and understanding.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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As guests don waders and walk into the shallow bay to the floating baskets where Navy Cove cultivates its bivalves, co-owner Eric Bradley shells out oyster-farming facts.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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The introvert who generates extraordinary individual insight but struggles to inspire large groups gets an extroverted deputy to do the rallying.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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When Little John struggles to describe his dream girl, Robin instructs his protegee to sketch an image with words.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators strives to add new aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter fleet and codify the agency’s role in meteorological research.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Verb
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That’s not how the numbering system works.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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The six-minute quasi-title track works as a centerpiece, its compressed qanun (a stringed Middle Eastern instrument, played here by the acclaimed Syrian musician Maya Youssef) looping in the background as electronic pulses, foreboding pianos, and disembodied voices swirl around the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Just across the state line, Alabama’s DeSoto State Park and Little River Canyon are also wonderful for stunning views, hikes and whatever else tugs your trotline.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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There’s an elastic tension in the way that a character like Mal wants to confess, wants to share in community, and also wants to disappear, a situation that tugs at her relationships with her friends and with the audience.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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Things are equally akilter in his family’s home, with his mother now sitting on the couch watching TV while his father slaves away in the kitchen.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Plows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plows. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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