plow into
phrasal verb
plowed into; plowing into; plows into
1
: to crash into (someone or something) usually at a high speed
The car plowed into the guardrail.
2
: to invest (money, profits, etc.) in (something)
The company plowed millions of dollars into research.
—often + backFor the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.
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Fourteen people were killed and dozens more injured when a driver plowed into a crowd of revelers in the early hours of Jan. 1.
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Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The first week of the 2025 tennis season — a chunk of which took place in 2024 — had a very 2021 feel, as Reilly Opelka and Naomi Osaka plowed into the finals in Australia and New Zealand respectively.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, in New Orleans, a pickup truck, later identified as a Ford F-150, plowed into crowds on Bourbon Street, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and dozens of injuries.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Witnesses described the chilling sound of screams and chaos as the truck plowed into the crowd.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
The first week of the 2025 tennis season — a chunk of which took place in 2024 — had a very 2021 feel, as Reilly Opelka and Naomi Osaka plowed into the finals in Australia and New Zealand respectively.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, in New Orleans, a pickup truck, later identified as a Ford F-150, plowed into crowds on Bourbon Street, resulting in at least 15 fatalities and dozens of injuries.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Witnesses described the chilling sound of screams and chaos as the truck plowed into the crowd.
—Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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