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 + back
For the first 10 years, the profits were all plowed back into the company.

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Video from the crash shows Balde riding along E. 161st St. when the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee plows into him while apparently speeding south on Melrose Ave. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025 The police said the car passed a police cruiser that was accompanying the demonstration and plowed into the crowd. Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Dozens of people have been injured in Munich, Germany after a car plowed into a crowd just one day before U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and other world leaders are scheduled to attend a major security conference in the city. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 What To Know Jabbar drove his white F-150 past a police barricade blocking the entrance to Bourbon Street, New Orleans' iconic thoroughfare, and plowed into a crowd of revelers around 3:15 a.m. on New Year's Day, leaving 14 dead and dozens injured. Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plow into

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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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