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- adjective Alternative spelling of
unploughed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of farmland) not plowed
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Examples
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Neighborhoods seen as politically disloyal sometimes faced problems such as unplowed winter streets.
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We did see on cross-country skier heading down the unplowed Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday.
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So, next winter, this person, in lieu of Adams, will do the presser with the snow shovel and admonish us, trapped in our homes by unplowed streets, to clear our own walks?
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The unplowed area grew smaller and smaller, but Billy evinced no intention of quitting, and his audience on the fence was deep in conversation.
CHAPTER III 2010
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Overconfident, I carelessly turned onto my home street in Arlington, where the snow remained deep, at least six inches, and unplowed immediately after the storm.
2011 Nissan Altima 2.5S sedan Warren Brown 2011
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With an estimated 80% of endangered species located on private land, most of the cost has been borne by individual citizens in the form of timber left unharvested, homes left unbuilt and fields unplowed—to say nothing of the legal fees incurred by owners who battle for the right to harvest, build or plow.
The Politics of Protection Katherine Mangu-Ward 2011
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Unhappiness with unplowed streets was strongest in the outer boroughs, and Bloomberg offered a consolation prize of sorts in the form a plan to allow some cabs to pick up street fares in outer boroughs.
Dan Collins: Mayor Bloomberg Takes On Unions, Albany Dan Collins 2011
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It's not yet investigating a possible conspiracy, another law-enforcement official with knowledge of the probe said, but could bring charges if it finds that intentionally unplowed streets led to deaths or injuries.
Blizzard Response Probed Sean Gardiner 2011
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Unhappiness with unplowed streets was strongest in the outer boroughs, and Bloomberg offered a consolation prize of sorts in the form a plan to allow some cabs to pick up street fares in outer boroughs.
Dan Collins: Mayor Bloomberg Takes On Unions, Albany Dan Collins 2011
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Numerous streets were left unplowed for days, stranding buses and motorists and preventing ambulances from getting to emergencies.
Blizzard Response Probed Sean Gardiner 2011
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