as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
her mow suggested that she wasn't looking forward to a long evening of political speeches
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as in to fell
to bring down by cutting
an afternoon spent mowing hay
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Recent Examples of mow
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Sedges also need not be mowed as intensively as fescue or Kentucky bluegrass.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
O’Dell said the town is also contracting to have the lawn mowed around the building at 754 Indian Boundary Road.
Weeds — some more than 3 feet high — have sprouted up in the once tidy landscaped areas and through the cracks of the parking lot around the restaurant.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
The foil-shaving head mows everything down to a smooth finish, while the trimmer can keep things as long as 11mm.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
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Verb
Using a mulching mower and managing mowing height improves soil health.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Sedges also need not be mowed as intensively as fescue or Kentucky bluegrass.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
O’Dell said the town is also contracting to have the lawn mowed around the building at 754 Indian Boundary Road.
Weeds — some more than 3 feet high — have sprouted up in the once tidy landscaped areas and through the cracks of the parking lot around the restaurant.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
The foil-shaving head mows everything down to a smooth finish, while the trimmer can keep things as long as 11mm.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mow
Noun
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Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The chances the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points in December are growing, according to Oxford Economics.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Every first without him will cut especially deep, but there will also be comfort to be gained from being back together at Kirkby.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Serve up in a stemmed glass, and garnish with a scowl, or perhaps a war story.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Balthazar, played in a hipster fade and with a puppy-dog scowl by Jaeden Martell, is a New York rich kid with a life coach and a divorced mother (Jennifer Ehle) who’s too busy throwing political cocktail parties to pay him much attention.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Courtney's husband surprises their daughter after shaving his beard off.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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On those three days, just over a millisecond is expected to be shaved off the standard 24-hour day.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Beantown frowns at each breaking news sounder on talk radio or ESPN insider post on social media.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
2 July 2025
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Jamie frowns and starts to twist a little on his barstool, turning to face the ocean — and away from me.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Some might have trimmed guest lists — not for space, but to cut the grocery bill.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Jon Hart serape tour tote Whataburger's Jon Hart tour tote is stadium compliant in clear plastic, trimmed in all-natural leather and sporting serape webbing handles.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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It was held at Isaza’s grandparents’ house, which was about to be demolished.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
10 July 2025
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An existing, 38,000-square-foot building on the site will be demolished in that development.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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“Mow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mow. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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