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.

Examples of plow ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is plowing ahead with this GOP plan and is set to hold a vote in the House on Tuesday without the backing of Democrats. —Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025

But Trump decided to plow ahead with those tariffs this week, further inflaming economic uncertainty and stoking new fears that the U.S. was committed to a potentially painful trade war with two of its top trading partners. —Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025

Senate leaders chose to plow ahead with their budget plan even after Mr. Trump endorsed the House’s one-big-bill approach on Wednesday, characterizing their measure as a fail-safe should the House falter. —Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

But the arena kept plowing ahead, albeit with a much lower profile. —Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for plow ahead

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• arrowhead
• casinghead
• copperhead
• figurehead
• fountainhead
• gingerbread
• hammerhead
• infrared
• leatherhead
• letterhead