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Recent Examples of tow
Will McGough, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Families with kids in tow, can be found picking the farm’s blueberries, which are coming on in abundance.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Lemonade auto insurance comes with free nationwide roadside assistance, however, including towing, winching, jump starts, tire changes and lockout services.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 June 2025
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Verb
This can take time and patience, especially in rush hour, with luggage in tow.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Families with kids in tow, can be found picking the farm’s blueberries, which are coming on in abundance.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025
Noun
Reuters — Poodle Nilo has joined four labradors on a dog rescue squad at Las Lindas beach near Malaga in Spain, helping lifeguards tow people back to shore.
—CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Lemonade auto insurance comes with free nationwide roadside assistance, however, including towing, winching, jump starts, tire changes and lockout services.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 13 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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Give one of the center leaves of the pineapple a firm but gentle tug.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Ripe tomatoes should easily come off the plant with a gentle tug.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 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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The director Danya Taymor flings the drag cast of non-binary and femme performers into dance breaks, seemingly so that Scott (Esco Jouléy) has an excuse to flash his impressive biceps, yearningly, at Jared.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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In an episode that too often goes as expected, my siding with Alyssa in a drag beef came as the biggest surprise.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Sometimes the aim was to amuse, but mostly, the idea was to mislead voters or throw a wrench into the wheels of democracy.—
Scott Thuman,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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The potential for an offer sheet could throw a wrench into the situation, though.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
17 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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But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Smoky, spicy jerk is also on the menu in the Pulled Jerk Pork & Coconut Shrimp appetizer at Eleanor’s at Sandals Grande Antigua.—
Sandals Resorts,
AFAR Media,
4 June 2025
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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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