plow ahead

phrasal verb

plowed ahead; plowing ahead; plows ahead

: to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition

The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.

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But, thinking over the course of the next year, opportunities—if not imperatives—remain for businesses to continue plowing ahead with efforts to address climate change. —

Justin Worland, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024 Since then, Abbott has continued to plow ahead with Operation Lone Star. —

Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 As Gelsinger was forced to downsize his ambitions, however, Nvidia plowed ahead and replaced Intel in the Dow Jones industrial average. —

Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024 That trend, along with a resumption of a more rapid deceleration in inflation, could allow the Fed to plow ahead with multiple rate decreases, some forecasters say. —

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plow ahead