plow ahead

phrasal verb

plowed ahead; plowing ahead; plows ahead

: to continue to do something without being stopped by problems or opposition

The city is plowing ahead with plans to demolish the building.

Examples of plow ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead of plowing ahead with an ideological battle, U.S. policymakers should revisit the Cold War to learn how to win friends and maintain alliances. —

Jeremy Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2024 Yet, despite those findings, many predominantly Republican states have been plowing ahead with rolling back child labor protections. —

Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 1 July 2024 Trump has demonstrated the power of plowing ahead, regardless of what the party elites and the newspaper editorial writers may say. —

Susan Page, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024 With a majority in the parliament and a vast reservoir of public support, the prime minister plowed ahead with plans to transform the country politically and economically, dismissing criticism with a high-hand and arresting and silencing peaceful political opponents. —

Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2013 See all Example Sentences for plow ahead

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