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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Chicago Demonstrations on Tuesday turned chaotic after a driver plowed into a crowd of protesters, injuring at least one person.
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 13 June 2025
As Wendy and Andy run back to her car to escape, Laura speeds down the driveway in her own car, plowing into the two, smashing Wendy between the vehicles.
—EW.com, 9 June 2025
Making matters worse, Helene — which destroyed hundreds of homes and caused more than $50 million of damage in Taylor County — came nearly two months after Hurricane Debbie plowed into Florida’s Big Bend last August causing extensive flooding and days-long power outages.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Other jets from other young stars can also be seen plowing into the gas of Chamaeleon I, causing that gas to glow as what astronomers refer to as Herbig–Haro objects.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 13 June 2025
As Wendy and Andy run back to her car to escape, Laura speeds down the driveway in her own car, plowing into the two, smashing Wendy between the vehicles.
—EW.com, 9 June 2025
Making matters worse, Helene — which destroyed hundreds of homes and caused more than $50 million of damage in Taylor County — came nearly two months after Hurricane Debbie plowed into Florida’s Big Bend last August causing extensive flooding and days-long power outages.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Other jets from other young stars can also be seen plowing into the gas of Chamaeleon I, causing that gas to glow as what astronomers refer to as Herbig–Haro objects.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 June 2025
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