as in hauling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
towed the car into the shop for repair
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Recent Examples of towing
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Bessent should know all this and is simply towing the party line.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Max spins Schadenfreude circles around Christian before towing him back to the boat with another Jet Ski.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
The city's Department of Public Works reported towing more than 4,000 habitual violators per year.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Chevy's Silverado is a popular full-size pickup truck known for its durability, towing capacity, and many powertrain options.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The tow truckers operators, which were supposed to be picked on a rotational basis under contracts with the city, used the insider information to beat other towing companies to the accident scenes.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Tesla towing fix Towing is one of the toughest challenges for electric pickups, and the Cybertruck is no exception.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Bessent should know all this and is simply towing the party line.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Max spins Schadenfreude circles around Christian before towing him back to the boat with another Jet Ski.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
The city's Department of Public Works reported towing more than 4,000 habitual violators per year.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Chevy's Silverado is a popular full-size pickup truck known for its durability, towing capacity, and many powertrain options.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
The tow truckers operators, which were supposed to be picked on a rotational basis under contracts with the city, used the insider information to beat other towing companies to the accident scenes.
—Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Tesla towing fix Towing is one of the toughest challenges for electric pickups, and the Cybertruck is no exception.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towing
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The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued hauling the 28 Starlink satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO), where they will be deployed about an hour after launch.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Capable of spraying, towing, lifting via a CAT 1 3-point system, and hauling, the Max is built to handle tough terrain and heavy loads across orchards, bedded and row crops, and beyond.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Marigold Room, just off the lobby, is an intimate music space and listening room for just 150 guests that’s already pulling national touring acts.—
Jennifer Bradley Franklin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Langham stopped the truck by pulling Hagen’s leg off the gas pedal and pushing the brake pedal with her hand.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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With the shutdown dragging on, GOP leaders in Congress will have to decide soon whether to extend that date, and by how much.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The comments came deep into the third week of the shutdown, which is dragging on with no clear end in sight amid a partisan fight in the Senate over federal funding priorities.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Towing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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