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
After nearly 200 rats were removed, the RV was towed and destroyed.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Fitted with solar panels on their roofs, Lightship RVs have big battery packs and electric motors in the wheels, which kick in to assist whatever kinds of vehicles they're being towed behind.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
In addition to drivable RVs, there are also five types that need to be towed behind a standard vehicle.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
As the brothers’ assets were seized, Ferraris, McLarens, and Lamborghinis were towed through their compound’s gates.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Dozens of sports cars were towed from the Los Angeles River in the Cypress Park neighborhood on Sunday evening.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Those include crashes where any person was transported to a hospital or a vehicle was towed.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
The Canadian Navy’s some of the new destroyers are set to get new Sonar 2087 towed array sonar systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Two bikes were towed during the incident, BPD said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Fitted with solar panels on their roofs, Lightship RVs have big battery packs and electric motors in the wheels, which kick in to assist whatever kinds of vehicles they're being towed behind.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
In addition to drivable RVs, there are also five types that need to be towed behind a standard vehicle.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
As the brothers’ assets were seized, Ferraris, McLarens, and Lamborghinis were towed through their compound’s gates.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Dozens of sports cars were towed from the Los Angeles River in the Cypress Park neighborhood on Sunday evening.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Those include crashes where any person was transported to a hospital or a vehicle was towed.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
The Canadian Navy’s some of the new destroyers are set to get new Sonar 2087 towed array sonar systems.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Two bikes were towed during the incident, BPD said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towed
Verb
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Detmers was still 15 pitches shy of his season-high when Suzuki pulled him.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The righty was later pulled after allowing singles to the first two batters of the fifth inning, both of whom later scored and counted against Morris’ statline.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Verb
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In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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My parents got the school involved, and the ringleaders were hauled into the vice principal’s office.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 2026
Verb
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But peace talks have dragged for weeks under a ceasefire that began in April.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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And public anger grew after video showed an activist being dragged by a private security guard while demonstrating at the site.—
Zana Cimili,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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“Towed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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