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
Sometimes a person opens the top of their skull to reach inside; in her painting Threading the Story Through the Eye of a Needle (circa 1974), a hand pulls a line of thread through a pupil, towing two tiny people in a boat, suggesting both sight and an idea made manifest.
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Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Justin Parrish, who lives in Enid and owns a towing company there, said that he was surprised by the size of the storm.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
It is equipped with a six megawatt-hour (MWh) battery system and designed to carry out more than 90 percent of its towing and docking operations using battery-electric power alone.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
From city surveyors who first heard the chirping, to FWC officers, Brevard County firefighters, public works crews and a towing company that volunteered its services, Melby’s rescue and recovery reflected what a community can accomplish when its people and institutions work together.
—Ryan Brennan
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Melby the Manatee’s Rescue Wasn’t Easy Melby the manatee’s rescue took a village, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Brevard County Fire Department, the Brevard County Public Works and a private towing company.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
The white sedan ran a red light, hitting the pickup truck towing a trailer, the Sierra Vista Police Department’s investigation found.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Justin Parrish, who lives in Enid and owns a towing company there, said that he was surprised by the size of the storm.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
It is equipped with a six megawatt-hour (MWh) battery system and designed to carry out more than 90 percent of its towing and docking operations using battery-electric power alone.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
From city surveyors who first heard the chirping, to FWC officers, Brevard County firefighters, public works crews and a towing company that volunteered its services, Melby’s rescue and recovery reflected what a community can accomplish when its people and institutions work together.
—Ryan Brennan
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Melby the Manatee’s Rescue Wasn’t Easy Melby the manatee’s rescue took a village, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Brevard County Fire Department, the Brevard County Public Works and a private towing company.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
The white sedan ran a red light, hitting the pickup truck towing a trailer, the Sierra Vista Police Department’s investigation found.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towing
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The Russian freighter, known as Progress 95, is hauling about 3 tons of food, propellant and other supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Literally hauling the extra weight of the wiring harness around, not giving the customer any benefit.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All of which is great news for Adam Silver and everyone else pulling a paycheck from the league.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seated calf raises can lower post-meal blood sugar spikes by gradually pulling glucose from the bloodstream.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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 1 May. 2026.
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