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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Despite falling revenues, this year Aramco plans to transfer about $124 billion to the government and its sovereign wealth fund—money plowed into the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s futuristic urban projects, megacontracts with sports icons, investments in U.S. tech, and much else.
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Viv Walt, TIME, 30 May 2024
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has identified Heflin, 41, as the driver of a white van that plowed into oncoming traffic on the 405 Freeway last week after crashing into several police cruisers and leading police on a wild pursuit.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Scott was heading to bed following his State of the City address when a massive cargo ship plowed into the Key Bridge, felling the more than mile-long structure.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
Almost every year in the United States, a tractor-trailer plows into traffic that is stopped because of road construction, often causing deaths and injuries.
—Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
The Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday, killing six members of a crew that was working on the span, after the Dali cargo ship plowed into one its supports.
—Ben Finley and Brian Witte, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
About 30 seconds later, the ship plowed into one of the bridge’s support pillars, sending portions of mangled metal into the 50-foot-deep Patapsco River below.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
First responders sprang into action, shutting down most traffic on the four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge just before the 95,000 gross-ton vessel plowed into a bridge piling atabout 1:30 a.m., causing multiple sections of the span to bow and snap in a harrowing scene captured on video.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The ship plowed into the support, with large sections of the bridge’s main truss section instantly snapping apart and falling into the river.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
Viv Walt, TIME, 30 May 2024
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has identified Heflin, 41, as the driver of a white van that plowed into oncoming traffic on the 405 Freeway last week after crashing into several police cruisers and leading police on a wild pursuit.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Scott was heading to bed following his State of the City address when a massive cargo ship plowed into the Key Bridge, felling the more than mile-long structure.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
Almost every year in the United States, a tractor-trailer plows into traffic that is stopped because of road construction, often causing deaths and injuries.
—Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
The Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday, killing six members of a crew that was working on the span, after the Dali cargo ship plowed into one its supports.
—Ben Finley and Brian Witte, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
About 30 seconds later, the ship plowed into one of the bridge’s support pillars, sending portions of mangled metal into the 50-foot-deep Patapsco River below.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
First responders sprang into action, shutting down most traffic on the four-lane Francis Scott Key Bridge just before the 95,000 gross-ton vessel plowed into a bridge piling atabout 1:30 a.m., causing multiple sections of the span to bow and snap in a harrowing scene captured on video.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The ship plowed into the support, with large sections of the bridge’s main truss section instantly snapping apart and falling into the river.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Plow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20into. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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