TOWED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

towed

verb

past tense of tow

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 Drivers also need to obey no parking signs or have their car towed. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The latest Freedom design sees a rooftop tent (RTT) climb aboard a forthcoming cubic pod, creating space for up to four or five campers, whether dropped in a truck or towed aboard a trailer. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 According to the complaint filed against the agency, travelers waited for over an hour until a second train towed it to safety. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Leaf vacuums are usually large machines towed behind tractors, mowers or utility vehicles. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Detectives learned the vehicle was involved in a traffic stop July 29 in Menomonee Falls where a man, the brother of Ford, was arrested and the vehicle was towed. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 As deputies prepared to have the vehicle towed, one found a small black pouch containing passports and a Social Security card. — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Robotic system transfers 400 gallons During the demonstration, the USNS Vindicator training support vessel towed the refueling system. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Recreational vehicles can be in the floodplain, so long as they can be driven or towed away in case of a storm. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad is taking the same muscular approach, adding more than 20 aircraft and new routes to Europe, Africa, and China as other long-haul carriers have pulled back.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled

Verb

Several Panthers players made their biggest plays of the young season so far, including wide receiver Xavier Legette, who got open on a deep ball and hauled it in for a 55-yard catch.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
The branches and logs are then ground up and hauled out of town.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauled

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The sophomore set him down outside the door of the boys varsity locker room, and a 15-year-old grabbed the victim’s ankles, dragged him inside and held him down, the boy told police.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
My brother is lying on the floor, as if thrown down and dragged there.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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