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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Seawater plowed into beach communities, dwarfing seawalls on both the Gulf and Intracoastal Waterway sides of the barrier islands, according to University of South Florida Coastal Research Lab director Ping Wang.
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
State of play: Hurricane Milton plowed into Siesta Key about 8:30pm as a Category 3 storm, sparing the Tampa Bay area from catastrophic storm surge but lashing the region with punishing wind and a stunning deluge of rainfall from the north side of the storm.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
In other ways, Telefonica is plowing into new forms of modernity.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
State of play: Hurricane Milton plowed into Siesta Key about 8:30pm as a Category 3 storm, sparing the Tampa Bay area from catastrophic storm surge but lashing the region with punishing wind and a stunning deluge of rainfall from the north side of the storm.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
In other ways, Telefonica is plowing into new forms of modernity.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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