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, 1 May 2026
Every option offers varying strong points, from high performance to towing capacity to over-the-top poshness.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
This benefit includes up to 150 miles of towing, rental car reimbursement and trip interruption protection.
—Danny Smith, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The law requires apartment complexes to post signs warning of towing, but interviews with tenants and visits to Sunset Ridge show there were none at the complex, where many people receive state or federal rental aid.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Whether landlords and towers are following the law matters because towing in Connecticut has disproportionately occurred in low-income areas.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
It's aptly named after LV-426, the infamous planetoid that the interstellar towing vessel USCSS Nostromo set down upon to discover the derelict spaceship and its insidious contents in the classic 1979 feature film.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Every option offers varying strong points, from high performance to towing capacity to over-the-top poshness.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
This benefit includes up to 150 miles of towing, rental car reimbursement and trip interruption protection.
—Danny Smith, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The law requires apartment complexes to post signs warning of towing, but interviews with tenants and visits to Sunset Ridge show there were none at the complex, where many people receive state or federal rental aid.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Whether landlords and towers are following the law matters because towing in Connecticut has disproportionately occurred in low-income areas.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
It's aptly named after LV-426, the infamous planetoid that the interstellar towing vessel USCSS Nostromo set down upon to discover the derelict spaceship and its insidious contents in the classic 1979 feature film.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towing
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Her social media feed piled up with video after video of polar bear rescues, such as fishermen or scientists hauling a freezing, struggling baby polar bear onto a ship.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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The new law, which took effect in October, requires tow truck companies to give owners notice before hauling away a car for minor issues like failing to display an apartment complex’s parking permit or parking in the wrong space.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Moon in Sagittarius moves through your 9th House of Perspective, pulling you toward bigger plans and bold ideas that feel exciting.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Police tried pulling him over around the area of Beverly and San Vicente boulevards, a major intersection adjacent to the Beverly Center shopping mall and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even the sleeker Samsonite Proxis feels substantial without dragging you over the limit.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Towing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towing. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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