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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as in laboring

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

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Recent Examples of plowing Durham cautions evacuating drivers from plowing through flood water with an electric vehicle. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The House Democrats’ campaign arm is now plowing extra resources into the gerrymandered seat in Tennessee. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 The private sector, which has so far gotten back about $100 billion, is trying to do some of the work itself by plowing the money into price cuts and parceling out refunds. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026 On one of his first extended bouts of action in the NFL, Coleman displayed the type of physical running Payton loves by plowing through a Jaguars defender. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2026 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 There were 92 of us that year plowing two miles through choppy waters. — Mark Patinkin, The Providence Journal, 7 Aug. 2026

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Hartford has a leaf disposal system that includes raking to the curb and brown bag pick ups, as well as leaf bag drop off with a city permit.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Make the most of fallen leaves Few tasks define fall more than raking leaves.

— Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of raking

Verb

Strange, yes, but definitely more memorable than an accountant in green eyeshade laboring over the books.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
And workers have now spent over 1 million hours laboring on an infrastructure project whose price tag has surpassed $900 million.

— Robert Tann, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of laboring

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That said, Universal’s campaign seemed less interested in cultivating those audiences than in reaching people who would have a strong reaction to a two-minute trailer.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Today, those cultivating followers in addition to a wardrobe have eked out more elbow space.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivating

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But while most young people are struggling to land their first opportunity, some have jumped the line by building their own small businesses and startups—and young founders are now ramping up hiring even as companies across industries slow theirs.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The film includes flashbacks to his time in the war and features a parallel story about his young carer struggling to make ends meet.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of struggling

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Choose a shade-tolerant grass suited to your region, and avoid digging or tilling near the roots.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
The first phase of the project is building the infrastructure, including clearing away brush and debris, tilling the soil and putting up fencing.

— Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilling

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And those striving for zest under these circumstances may benefit from assistance from a mental health professional like a psychologist, a physical health provider like a physician, or a personal trainer or fitness instructor.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
There was a phone booth across the street where striving actors would take calls from their agents, before cell phones.

— Sam Kashner, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of striving

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Walsh will contribute across collection development, campaign concepts, styling, brand imagery and creative storytelling, working alongside the Rebecca Taylor team.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Phillips is working from a script by Jordan & Justin Shipley, creators of the TBS comedy Wrecked, with a rewrite by Phillips & frequent collaborator Gene Stupnitsky, who’s producing through his Big Name Entertainment banner.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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