PLOWING Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

plowing

verb

present participle of plow

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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to devote serious and sustained effort plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

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Recent Examples of plowing His visit came after bulldozers started plowing through parts of the park in the far south of Texas, sparking widespread outrage. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 There certainly may be a kernel of truth to Musk’s professed safety concerns, but plowing through bollards that are explitly designed to protect pedestrians from rogue drivers isn’t helping his case. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 Those numbers signal that companies are plowing profits back into the business, driving up assets while driving down returns. — Harvard Business Review, 11 Aug. 2026 The ship held almost 1,500 people, most of whom were émigrés who planned to stop over briefly in Liverpool before plowing backward to the cities of their birth. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Both companies are plowing cash into their businesses, buying gear and building data centers to expand their cloud and AI services. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Tilling or plowing in the summer disturbs the soil's delicate ecosystem and exposes moist soil to rapid water loss. — 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

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Compost Fallen Leaves Instead of mowing, consider raking the fallen leaves into a compost pile.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
Early-season rainstorms and cooling temperatures can help plants establish roots, meaning your outdoor fall to-do list isn’t limited to just raking leaves.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

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While practicing for a sixth straight day, laboring in a heat index pushing 90 degrees, the Chiefs were bound to be a bit ill-mannered.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Complicated births that require, for example, extended time laboring will now be differentiated and might cost more, while uncomplicated births will cost less.

— Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026

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The intervention of Allied troops on the White Russian side in the Russian Civil War deepened Bolshevik paranoia, and Bolshevik leaders concluded that hostile powers would always seek to destroy Russia by cultivating internal enemies.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
According to royal insider Rob Shuter, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very interested in cultivating a close relationship with Charles.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026

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The papers served to underline how central banks are struggling to keep up with challenges introduced by technology.

— Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The longer the current situation continues, the greater the strain on an economy already struggling with shortages, inflation and restrictions on trade.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of struggling

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This is one reason no-till gardening focuses on disturbing only the soil where plants are placed rather than broadly tilling large areas.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Repeatedly tilling clay worsens soil compaction, so only do this the first year.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

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However, instead of a conservative regression, Dressen has noticed institutions striving to adopt more innovative practices on a number of levels.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
But a home that cannot absorb something deeply meaningful is striving for taste at the expense of inauthenticity.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026

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