as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
towed the car into the shop for repair
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Recent Examples of towed
The team was overseen by the Pointy-Haired Boss, a clueless authority whose actions towed the company line and often caused more harm than good.
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Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Instead of taking responsibility for the mishandling of the snow removal, Bilandic lashed out, saying police would be ticketing vehicles and ordering them towed if not removed from Chicago’s streets.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The ship ran out of fuel and remained adrift in the water for almost 12 hours before being towed to the Canary Islands, police said.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Backouris said four vehicles were towed from the crash scene.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
He was released following arraignment on Monday only to discover his school bus home had been towed by the city.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
The car, which was found undamaged, has been towed by Chicago Police, Antwon said.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Within the first two months of a new state law, the Milwaukee Police Department has towed away 31 vehicles used by reckless drivers.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
New operational concept for mine countermeasures The vessel is equipped with a TSAM towed sonar and on board the SAMDIS multi-view sonar.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Instead of taking responsibility for the mishandling of the snow removal, Bilandic lashed out, saying police would be ticketing vehicles and ordering them towed if not removed from Chicago’s streets.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The ship ran out of fuel and remained adrift in the water for almost 12 hours before being towed to the Canary Islands, police said.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Backouris said four vehicles were towed from the crash scene.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
He was released following arraignment on Monday only to discover his school bus home had been towed by the city.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
The car, which was found undamaged, has been towed by Chicago Police, Antwon said.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Within the first two months of a new state law, the Milwaukee Police Department has towed away 31 vehicles used by reckless drivers.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
New operational concept for mine countermeasures The vessel is equipped with a TSAM towed sonar and on board the SAMDIS multi-view sonar.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towed
Verb
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Then, a crisis involving a family friend named Evelyn Chang pulled him back into action.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Mini Kim and mini Khloé pulled a switcheroo with their T-shirts — a favorite pastime of theirs, according to Khloé, who posted this adorable pic.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX support crews stationed near the landing site quickly reached the gently bobbing spacecraft and hauled it aboard a company recovery ship where flight surgeons were standing by to carry out initial medical checks.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The crew is now on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, preparing to exit the capsule after it’s hauled onto a recovery ship.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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Sure enough, Hill took a short swing pass, collided with a would-be Georgetown tackler around the 10-yard line, and dragged three Eagles forward before falling on the pylon for a touchdown.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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In the June incident, Ross broke the window of a car when the driver refused to exit the vehicle and then found himself being dragged at least 50 yards when the driver hit the gas.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Towed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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