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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Police said the driver just missed a utility pole before the vehicle plowed into a single-family home not far away.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Participants in a demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di were walking along a street at about 10:30 a.m. when the car overtook a police vehicle following the gathering, accelerated and plowed into the back of the group, police said.
—Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Video surveillance showed the black Kia colliding into the back of the Nissan, which then plowed into the Cadillac that was driving ahead of them, NBC6 reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game and their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a car plowed into a crowd of revelers in Philadelphia.
—T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Participants in a demonstration by the service workers’ union ver.di were walking along a street at about 10:30 a.m. when the car overtook a police vehicle following the gathering, accelerated and plowed into the back of the group, police said.
—Geir Moulson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Video surveillance showed the black Kia colliding into the back of the Nissan, which then plowed into the Cadillac that was driving ahead of them, NBC6 reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC championship game and their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday night, a car plowed into a crowd of revelers in Philadelphia.
—T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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