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as in cutting
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of
you really should mow the lawn before it gets much higher
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as in cutting (down)
to bring down by cutting
an afternoon spent mowing hay
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Recent Examples of mowing
As a rule of thumb, continue mowing warm-season lawns normally until night temperatures fall consistently below 70°F.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
Cormican and sheriff’s deputies spent that afternoon traveling back and forth across the lake at about four miles an hour, as if mowing a lawn, pulling the towfish on a cable behind them.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The gang starts getting creepy, threatening notes right as Ghostface shows up and starts mowing local teens down.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Balogun, who stole scenes from Ewan McGregor in Paramount+’s A Gentleman in Moscow, has a smooth, searing confidence, mowing through extras and secondary characters with vicious efficiency.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Delete public safety positions as if the work of the District Attorney were no different from any other department on the spreadsheet—interchangeable with filing permits or mowing medians.
—Todd Spitzer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Removing small amounts of the leaf blade each mowing minimizes plant stress.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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The president argued that inflation was already low enough to start cutting rates.—
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Trump has repeatedly blasted Powell for the Fed not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly as the president has demanded since entering the White House in January 2025.—
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Trailing most of the game, Dallas couldn't get a fourth-quarter stop after trimming the deficit to three points with 10 minutes remaining.—
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That’s in part by trimming the approval process.—
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The move came after the Office of County Administration released December cost estimates for demolishing the building and renovating it.—
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Fully reopening Leetsdale Drive is contingent on demolishing parts of the charred apartment complex that are still standing, Murphy said.—
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Millions of Americans are shaving down their grocery budgets and putting off buying a home as wages fail to meet rising costs of living.—
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Emma Stone Stone kicked off the year with a bang—or, rather, a pixie—after shaving her head for her role in Bugonia.—
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In wildfire prone areas, that can mean felling trees and clearing vegetation to create a defense zone around homes and buildings.—
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While Healey, 54, was bogged down over issues like Canadian energy, trade, tourism and tariffs, as well as meetings with Canadian premiers, Wu, 40, was in Nova Scotia felling a huge Christmas tree.—
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“Mowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mowing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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