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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Emergency services are shedding more light after a dump truck driver plowed into a South Jersey home on Tuesday, while its elderly homeowner was inside.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Planes have crashed in other San Diego neighborhoods In October 2021, a twin-engine plane plowed into a San Diego suburb, killing the pilot and a UPS delivery driver on the ground and burning homes.
—John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The collision of the Cuauhtémoc with the Brooklyn Bridge comes just 16 months after a massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Early in the history of the solar system, a massive protoplanet plowed into a young Earth.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Planes have crashed in other San Diego neighborhoods In October 2021, a twin-engine plane plowed into a San Diego suburb, killing the pilot and a UPS delivery driver on the ground and burning homes.
—John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The collision of the Cuauhtémoc with the Brooklyn Bridge comes just 16 months after a massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Early in the history of the solar system, a massive protoplanet plowed into a young Earth.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 May 2025
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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