plow into
phrasal verb
plowed into; plowing into; plows into
1
: to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed
The car plowed into the guardrail.
2
: to invest (money, profits, etc.) in (something)
The company plowed millions of dollars into research.
—often + backFor the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.
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Victim Justin Diaz, 23, was on his way to his airport baggage handling job about 4:15 a.m. when a Mercedes-Benz driven by Pena traveling 83 mph in a 25 mph zone plowed into the driver’s side of his BMW, Queens prosecutors say.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
And in February, a driver plowed into a protest group in Munich injuring at least 28 people.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In November, a driver plowed into a crowd outside a sports center in the city of Zhuhai, killing at least 35 people in China’s deadliest attack in a decade.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The celestial object that plowed into the moon likely hit with a speed of more than 34,000 miles per hour (nearly 55,000 kilometers per hour).
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
And in February, a driver plowed into a protest group in Munich injuring at least 28 people.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In November, a driver plowed into a crowd outside a sports center in the city of Zhuhai, killing at least 35 people in China’s deadliest attack in a decade.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The celestial object that plowed into the moon likely hit with a speed of more than 34,000 miles per hour (nearly 55,000 kilometers per hour).
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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