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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
Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
By plowing a chunk of their earnings into repurchases, the companies reduce the number of shares outstanding, which has the effect of boosting earnings per share and ultimately the stock price.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Other companies are plowing forward where Monarch has failed.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The discussion pinballed between other lingering issues with the property tax system upgrade that has been plowing along for more than ten years.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Instead, countries like Poland are plowing funds into their own defense firms.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
During a press conference Tuesday, Chitwood played surveillance video showing the impact and the truck plowing through the tiny structure and then continuing out across the beach and in the shallow waves the Atlantic before it got stuck.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
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Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
The effects of tilling, the practice of plowing the soil between crop seasons, have large regional differences.
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Hanqin Tian,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
By plowing a chunk of their earnings into repurchases, the companies reduce the number of shares outstanding, which has the effect of boosting earnings per share and ultimately the stock price.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Other companies are plowing forward where Monarch has failed.
—
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The discussion pinballed between other lingering issues with the property tax system upgrade that has been plowing along for more than ten years.
—
A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Instead, countries like Poland are plowing funds into their own defense firms.
—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
During a press conference Tuesday, Chitwood played surveillance video showing the impact and the truck plowing through the tiny structure and then continuing out across the beach and in the shallow waves the Atlantic before it got stuck.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
The effects of tilling, the practice of plowing the soil between crop seasons, have large regional differences.
—
Hanqin Tian,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowing
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How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard.
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Then comes raking the clippings, bagging them up, and hauling them to the garbage.
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The infant had been trapped for almost three days; a team of rescuers from Fairfax, Virginia, had been laboring to reach the boy, who was nine months old, for at least six hours.
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In the days since posting the news, Mitchell has continued to update her followers about the aftermath and the start of the healing process, including videos of herself laboring.
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Leaders recognize the value of cultivating resilience from the inside, but building that culture isn’t a one-time initiative.
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Hydrangea expert Mal Condon has been cultivating and studying hydrangeas for over 50 years.
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Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet.
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The rules were altered in 2004 at the urging of Algeria, which was struggling to field a competitive national team with wholly domestic players and saw dozens of better prospects from the diaspora living in France.
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The soil, Hakena Hulitt said, was hard, dry and cracked from being farmed with heavy machinery, and has been rejuvenated with compost, tilling and learning how to keep weeds at bay without pesticides.
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Others are tilling similar ground, with MS NOW working to launch a broadband subscription offering that focuses on its community of viewers.
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For some, chalance has become bigger than just dating, with people striving to bring more enthusiasm and feeling into all areas of their lives, too.
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Move from striving to stillness.
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The government is also working with private developers, banks and the real estate sector to accelerate temporary and permanent housing solutions.
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In soccer, the line between a yellow and a red card can be subjective, depending on the referee working the game that day and his or her interpretation of the play.
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“Plowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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