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Recent Examples of furrow
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Whether the furrow of snow in a lane of parked cars is a sneckdown depends on your philosophical opinion of what the street is for.
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Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
Some were nodding, brows furrowed, as if in a foreign-language class; others were trying not to bust up laughing.
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Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The balks and furrows, left undisturbed, had other uses too.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Whether the furrow of snow in a lane of parked cars is a sneckdown depends on your philosophical opinion of what the street is for.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
At the bottom of the steps, Junior Sister was dressed just as haphazardly, brow furrowed with concern.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
Some were nodding, brows furrowed, as if in a foreign-language class; others were trying not to bust up laughing.
—
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furrow
Noun
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Small fingertip circles at the armpits and groin crease open the body’s two largest drainage clusters before movement begins.
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Light fingertip circles at the armpits and groin crease open the two largest drainage clusters in the body before movement begins.
Verb
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Some tasks are dull on their own but easy to plow through with conversation around you.
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Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
Verb
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Shoppers love that the linen-like fabric doesn't wrinkle the way traditional linen often does, and several petite reviewers said the length works especially well for them.
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My picks include travel-friendly outfits that won’t wrinkle in your suitcase, sets that are polished enough to wear to dinner, and easy errand-running duos that take the stress out of getting dressed in the morning—all starting at just $15.
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“Furrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furrow. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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