plow ahead

phrasal verb

plowed ahead; plowing ahead; plows ahead

: to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition

The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.

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But Kraft bounced off right guard, got help from his offensive line, and plowed ahead for eight yards. —

Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 House Republican leaders urged members to stay in Washington over the weekend and Speaker Mike Johnson is plowing ahead with Monday's certification. —

Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025 But the Vikings plowed ahead in the muck, getting touchdown plunges from Foreman and Johnson to advance to the NFC title game in Dallas. —

Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025 Van Buren plowed ahead, with the thoroughly modern view that parties were not a regrettable necessity but a revolutionary means of achieving and using power. —

Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plow ahead