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Recent Examples of tow
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
With their families in tow, the girls would go together to decorate their camp bracelets with charms.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Other cities including Danbury and New Britain don’t tow for unpaid tickets.
—Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
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Verb
Her family fled political oppression during the Vietnam War, escaping on a cargo ship with 3-year-old Vương-Sandoval in tow, and were resettled in the U.S. as refugees.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
With their families in tow, the girls would go together to decorate their camp bracelets with charms.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Noun
House Bill 199, which is currently slogging its way through the North Carolina legislature, seeks to limit predatory towing practices and regulate towing companies.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025
Other cities including Danbury and New Britain don’t tow for unpaid tickets.
—Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tow
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
Noun
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The 18-year-old, who goes by the nickname Eliza rather than Elizabeth, opened up about the emotional tug of war between honoring her own identity and meeting her family’s expectations in a recent Reddit post.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Aim to finish with a clear success - whether that's catching the toy or winning a tug game.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Just think about where your luggage has been; it gets hauled through airports, goes for a ride on a conveyor belt, rolls across dusty parking lots, is stashed into overhead bins, and is often handled by multiple people with no guarantee of clean hands.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Those were frugal, pragmatic solutions; every stone that could be reused was another one that didn’t have to be quarried, cut, hauled, and placed.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
Noun
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However, Donnelly came under fire from conservative influencers and media personalities because of drag show performances that occurred during his stint commanding the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier from 2016 to 2018.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Altogether, that represents a 5-cent drag on annual earnings per share, according to Charles.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
Noun
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However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Optimists argue the whirlwind of complaints and procedural wrenches are par for the course and part of ultimately landing the bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Island Pier is uniquely positioned to benefit from a similar ecotourism draw.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Meslier’s errors in the March 29 draw with Swansea City proved to be the final straw for the manager, but the Frenchman is understood to have held his hands up post-match.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Lisa and Jody are mad that Larsa was a jerk at Jody’s birthday party.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Based on my experience, labeling someone a contrarian is just an extremely polite way of calling out a person for being a jerk who’s obsessed with the sound of their own voice.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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