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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
The storms will slam across more than a dozen states and trigger highway plowing operations and airport deicing activity across about 200,000 square miles, AccuWeather said.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Nothing but true love would get a girl to plow through that.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The cache area was a real battleground, with trees, brush, small vegetation, earth, and snow all plowed up.
—Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
This would allow Venture to sell uncontracted volumes and plow the proceeds into future expansions, according to JPMorgan.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Nothing but true love would get a girl to plow through that.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The cache area was a real battleground, with trees, brush, small vegetation, earth, and snow all plowed up.
—Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
This would allow Venture to sell uncontracted volumes and plow the proceeds into future expansions, according to JPMorgan.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plow
Verb
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Work these into the upper 4-6 inches of soil, then rake the surface to create a smooth planting bed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2025
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Gardening Various full-body movements are involved in gardening, like pulling weeds, bending over or squatting, raking, shoveling, and repetitive use of heavy tools.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Patterson had labored on the project for years, enlarging it at one point into a seven episode mini-series, before shrinking it back down again.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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Also headed to Vijayawada was a group of laboring youths from Khagaria, in Bihar.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Just like any other leadership competency, imagination can be cultivated and strengthened through intentional practice.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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But beyond O’Brien meeting with prominent GOP members and even cultivating a relationship with the president, his different approach is yielding results.—
Jeremiah Poff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Still, with fewer employees, the department may struggle to meet the demands of a growing number of applicants.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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England have struggled at the latter position in recent years, and with Newcastle United’s Lewis Hall out injured until next season, Spence could be Tuchel’s best option there already.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Now, like other players on this list, some will five goals and 10 points through those 23 games and furrow a brow.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In his podcast studio, Joe Rogan sat for three hours, cigar smoldering and brow furrowed, as his guest held forth about the dark history of America’s influence abroad.—
Charles Homans,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The artists worked on their own endeavors after the group disbanded in the late 1990s, which the AP attributed to creative differences, as well as miscommunication, finances, and the pressures of fame.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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As of late, Goodman, an Oscar winner, has been working mostly in the TV space.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Kyiv has been striving to prove its readiness for peace while stressing that no deal can succeed without American security guarantees to deter repeat Russian aggression.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Both China and Europe strive to be global leaders in the clean technology sector, for instance, and Chinese overproduction is threatening European industrial champions, particularly in the auto sector.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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For example, in December Norfolk Land Trust and Northeast Wilderness Trust finalized a conservation easement on more than 600 acres of forest that a group of Norfolk families has endeavored to protect since the 1980s.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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King Charles and Goldberg learned more about the work of the organizations that gathered at the palace, and their respective initiatives endeavoring to ensure that the memory of the Holocaust lives on.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Plow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plow. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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