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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Rather than plowing into the bird, Horvat slowed down, eventually wound up with the puck back on his stick and continued a sequence that led to a goal by teammate Matthew Schaefer, four seconds before intermission.
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Fifth Third is following the money, plowing into areas throughout Texas, Florida, etc where rich people and businesses are moving to.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Williamson consistently plowed into the paint to score 20 of his, including nine in a row late in the second quarter.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Bradley Gene Funk, 59, who was on probation for a 2021 DUI conviction, allegedly struck a curb early Tuesday in Dana Point and plowed into Luis Adrian Morales-Pacheco as the boy headed to Niguel Hills Middle School with his older brother, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Sean Gentille, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Fifth Third is following the money, plowing into areas throughout Texas, Florida, etc where rich people and businesses are moving to.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Williamson consistently plowed into the paint to score 20 of his, including nine in a row late in the second quarter.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Bradley Gene Funk, 59, who was on probation for a 2021 DUI conviction, allegedly struck a curb early Tuesday in Dana Point and plowed into Luis Adrian Morales-Pacheco as the boy headed to Niguel Hills Middle School with his older brother, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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