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as in raking
to cut into and turn over the sod of (a piece of land) using a bladed implement
we'll have to get out there and plow and plant both fields before it rains
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as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort
plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plowing
On the ensuing possession, five Doerr runs in seven plays propelled a drive that ended with Willie Harris plowing home on a 4-yard run.
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Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Once the target audience for novelists, boys and young men are much more likely to spend time gaming than plowing through 400 pages of anything.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The key policy lever which could attract private sector investment is plowing more public moneys into development, Guiney argued.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Police have arrested a man suspected of opening fire at the driver accused of plowing his vehicle into a crowd and injuring dozens of people outside a popular Los Angeles nightclub in July.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Once the target audience for novelists, boys and young men are much more likely to spend time gaming than plowing through 400 pages of anything.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
The key policy lever which could attract private sector investment is plowing more public moneys into development, Guiney argued.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Police have arrested a man suspected of opening fire at the driver accused of plowing his vehicle into a crowd and injuring dozens of people outside a popular Los Angeles nightclub in July.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowing
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Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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Removing Existing Moss Since moss has no true root system, small areas of growth are easy to remove by simply raking or pulling up the moss.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Chiefs players spent training camp laboring at hot, humid Missouri Western State University.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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During that season Clark was laboring to teach all his defensive linemen a new technique to use, and players would have to film themselves working on it, and send it into the coaches.—
Omar Kelly
August 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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Too many organizations still see middle management as a temporary stop on the way to senior leadership, rather than a critical role worth cultivating.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On that same trip, a market of simple tables with buckets of those gorgeous blooms caught their attention and ultimately pushed them to switch to cultivating dahlias, which many Southerners were unfamiliar with at the time.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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However, there is overall good news for renters across the country struggling with higher costs.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Like your obliques, your adductors provide stability and alignment that can make the difference between moving with ease and struggling with pain.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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The focus is on TV shows, movies and digital content that tell the personal stories of athletes, the emotional stakes of competition and striving for athletic excellence.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chronic striving has its downsides, though.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Farmlands to wetlands George Tibbitts mostly farms rice, but his son Carson was tilling a safflower field on one mid-August morning.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fragrance of dry grass mingled in the air with the dust kicked up by a tractor tilling in the distance.—
Elena Valeriote,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Despite the setback, Richardson has been focused on working hard and preparing himself for his next opportunity.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Employers who provide health insurance benefits for the bulk of working-age Americans might choose to enact restrictions.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Plowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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