plow into

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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The car plowed into the back of the dump truck. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026 And, in order to keep the gas flowing and the data center dots connected, more and more pipe must plow into the ground. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 Pino was accused of plowing into a marker in the Cutter Bank channel in Miami-Dade County. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 At least eight people were injured, four critically, after a driver plowed into a crowd in Modena, Italy, Saturday, officials said. Claire Bower, ABC News, 16 May 2026 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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