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as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
plowed determinedly through the weighty tome
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Recent Examples of plow
At the annual Testicle Festival in Watsonville, California, last year, visitors plowed through plates of bull testicles, played Cow Pie Bingo and voted on their favorite Rocky Mountain oyster accompaniment.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Preparing the road for reopening is a significant undertaking that includes plowing through multiple avalanche zones, clearing downed trees and rockfalls, and preparing campgrounds and critical facilities for visitors, according to the park service.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Meanwhile, the crypto industry has plowed millions of dollars into industry Super PACs that gave heavily to both Republican and Democratic campaigns last year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Temperatures outside the Talon-A vehicle can reach up to 2,000° Fahrenheit (1,100° Celsius) as the plane plows through air molecules, Krevor said.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Preparing the road for reopening is a significant undertaking that includes plowing through multiple avalanche zones, clearing downed trees and rockfalls, and preparing campgrounds and critical facilities for visitors, according to the park service.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Meanwhile, the crypto industry has plowed millions of dollars into industry Super PACs that gave heavily to both Republican and Democratic campaigns last year.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Temperatures outside the Talon-A vehicle can reach up to 2,000° Fahrenheit (1,100° Celsius) as the plane plows through air molecules, Krevor said.
—ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
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Although most of its worst winds were to the east, Dorian raked the Outer Banks with wind gusts of over 100 mph, before returning to the Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane center reported.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Hendry went for the Standing Ovation before Williams raked his eyes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2025
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But the last pieces are always the hardest, and the weird SALT dance has the potential to snarl things even more at the last minute — especially after Speaker Johnson labored to get some of the same pro-SALT members to codify spending cuts.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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But build rather than buy has been the Apple ethos ever since Jobs and co-founder Steve Wozniak were laboring in their garage in the mid-1970s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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Figgins hopes to create a space where training to be a dancer is safe and nurturing but also requires discipline and rigor necessary to cultivate students’ talents.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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On June 25, for instance, there will be a new moon in Cancer, which is all about emotional new beginnings and a time to cultivate and nurture what reminds us of home.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Command and control continue to haunt Cleveland Guardians right-hander, Triston McKenzie. McKenzie, 27, struggled mightily in his brief appearances with the Guardians this season.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Both ended up struggling to hold their country together, let alone effect the changes that their activist supporters had hoped to see.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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The funny thing is that, wild gore aside, Scanners is one of his most accessible films — essentially Cronenberg’s version of an X-Men picture, pitting the good and the evil Scanners against each other via close-ups of the actors grimacing and furrowing with silly mental concentration.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The end result was a physical prop capable of 150 different movements, including extending his neck even longer, furrowing his brow, and wrinkling his nose.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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McCarthy worked with former tour mate Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder on the side project Recoil, and collaborated with techno producer Terence Fixmer.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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In the nearly 20 years since the show's conclusion, the loyal fanbase has pushed for a revival, and Cranston was working behind the scenes to deliver just that.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The album’s 11 tracks don’t strive to be confessional, just open.—
Janine Schaults,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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This leads them to strive to inspire others, creating a virtuous cycle that perpetually increases engagement, a sense of purpose, and more.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The film is cold-bloodedly whimsical, asking the audience to root for a merciless man who endeavors, ever so incrementally, to understand some deeper human truths.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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In Season 4, tensions rose as Deborah and Ava endeavored to get their late-night show off the ground and make history while doing it.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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