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,
26 June 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
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Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Owners would be responsible for towing and storage costs.
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Olivia Young,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
But the death of 16-year-old Deniz, who collapsed on the west side of Central Park Tuesday night while towing a carriage, underscored the stakes of the years-long policy fight.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The electric TaxiBot joins two hybrid TaxiBots that have been towing KLM Boeing 737 aircraft to the same runway since 2022.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Eric Perkins is towing his shiny silver Airstream camper on what will ultimately be a nearly 6,000-mile road trip around the United States without ever burning a drop of gas or diesel.
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Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
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Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Owners would be responsible for towing and storage costs.
—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—
Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
But the death of 16-year-old Deniz, who collapsed on the west side of Central Park Tuesday night while towing a carriage, underscored the stakes of the years-long policy fight.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
The electric TaxiBot joins two hybrid TaxiBots that have been towing KLM Boeing 737 aircraft to the same runway since 2022.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Eric Perkins is towing his shiny silver Airstream camper on what will ultimately be a nearly 6,000-mile road trip around the United States without ever burning a drop of gas or diesel.
—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towing
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The post included several pictures of a heavy construction vehicle hauling large boxes of supplies.
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Garcia, a member of United Autoworkers Local 2335, was taking a break from hauling debris at a decimated home on Taft Place in Merrillville when the men walked up en masse to join the effort.
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The beast screamed and flew away, pulling an attached anchor into the water.
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Launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts, Swift remains scientifically valuable, but atmospheric drag has been pulling it dangerously close to Earth.
Verb
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Yet the latest round of fighting has underscored the group’s resilience, dragging Lebanon into a regional war and drawing the Israeli military back to a familiar southern Lebanon terrain.
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According to the criminal complaint, the boy told police Diggs began choking him before dragging him into the nearby alley.
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“Towing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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