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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of mow.

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Examples

  • This means thatsome evidence of potential economic reclamation exists on these sites, such as mowed fields or improved structures, but specific land use was not clear.

    Rob Perks: Mountaintop Removal: Reclamation Fail 2010

  • Once I got on the field I saw that since I was there yesterday some of the grass had been mowed which is a shame, but it was just around the edges so that was okay.

    sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2001

  • The sheep behind the pasture-bars sent their greeting over the dewy fields, and the cows in the yard "mowed" placidly as they stirred one another with soft, slow movements.

    David Fleming's Forgiveness 1859

  • During the World War I years First Lady Edith Wilson kept the White House lawn "mowed" by letting her family's sheep graze freely on the grounds.

    The Knight Shift 2009

  • During the World War I years First Lady Edith Wilson kept the White House lawn "mowed" by letting her family's sheep graze freely on the grounds.

    The Knight Shift 2009

  • 'mowed' the weeds very fast, eating two thirds of their length in about 4 hours.

    innovations-report 2008

  • He had run against the Hubert Humphreys and Scoop Jacksons in the Democratic primaries, and he mowed them all down because the public wanted something new.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He had run against the Hubert Humphreys and Scoop Jacksons in the Democratic primaries, and he mowed them all down because the public wanted something new.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • He had run against the Hubert Humphreys and Scoop Jacksons in the Democratic primaries, and he mowed them all down because the public wanted something new.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • So I dragged the lawnmower out of the garage and I mowed the front yard and then I ran up to my father asking for my money.

    2009 November — Fusion Despatches 2009

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