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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Billions are being plowed into data centers, infrastructure and hardware to support the new technology’s hungry needs.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
An east Fort Worth family narrowly escaped injury after a hit-and-run driver plowed into their living room early Sunday.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Three people, including a child, were injured Monday evening when a minivan plowed into a crowd at a festival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to reports.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
An east Fort Worth family narrowly escaped injury after a hit-and-run driver plowed into their living room early Sunday.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Three people, including a child, were injured Monday evening when a minivan plowed into a crowd at a festival in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to reports.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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