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furrow

[fur-oh, fuhr-oh] / ˈfɜr oʊ, ˈfʌr oʊ /


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The evidence points to more intensive farming methods, such as ridge and furrow ploughing to limit erosion and more focused gardening practices.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026

"So I tried to take a pretty free hand with it and kind of plow my own furrow."

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

"I want to plough my own furrow and point out that it is more important in politics to define yourself by what you are for rather than what you are against."

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024

Harris is exceptionally good at the furrow, the side-eye, the chin stroke, and the silent, syrup-scented “Bless his heart.”

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024

I sit back on my bed and furrow my brow.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Another, in a blue tunic that echoes the sky, scatters wheat seeds in the new furrows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

A group of more than a dozen farmers and residents used tractors to dig furrows in Stourbridge, helping to contain the huge fire there on Thursday.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Bites often leave punctures or furrows in bone, but disease, insects, weathering, and erosion can create similar features.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

The ground underfoot was dry and crumbly, and although they tried to hurry, it was difficult because the furrows rose up to trip them.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Julian Hoffman’s remarkable new memoir begins with birds: “The sky was a harbor all of a sudden. Wherever you looked, wings furrowed wakes in the air.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"The people in charge up there need to take action," the 59-year-old continued, his brow deeply furrowed.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I’m trying to find a new dojo too,” Blanck told the boy, who nodded, brow furrowed, understanding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

Back in 2015, when I lived there, even a mention of a tuna melt drew a furrowed brow.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025

She heard the words, to be sure, and she even furrowed her brow, but she would say nothing more about it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Now, some clients 30 and older are seeking out dermatologists and aestheticians with nursing degrees who can help them maintain a slight patina of wrinkles—at least enough for furrowing and raising the brows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

There's no slight furrowing of the brow or regret in her voice, nothing that could be read as disappointment.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2024

Eddie Izzard is furrowing her brow in mock confusion, eyes darting this way and that.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

Mr Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, a key player in attempts to broker peace in Ukraine, stayed close to each other, with Mr Macron furrowing his brow in one particular intense chat.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2022

Delia asked, a frown of disbelief furrowing between her brows.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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