towing

present participle of tow
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 As for towing, the trim with the larger battery is capable of towing up to 4,409 lb (2,000 kg). — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors allege Ulrich helped Mazzio's daughter obtain a higher-paying city job and also attempted to assist Mazzio, who operates a Brooklyn towing company, with licensing issues. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 With the new engine, the Grand Cherokee offers up to 6,200 pounds of towing capacity, which is the most in the midsize SUV class. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 And then there was audio of a noisy phone call that Wells’s friends had made to a boat-towing company, reporting that one of the boats was taking in water. — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Repairs can also involve more specialized parts and labor, particularly when the vehicle is used for hauling, towing or frequent off-road driving. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 City staff said police have also conducted proactive enforcement this year, including issuing citations, towing e-motorcycles and making arrests for crimes committed by people riding the devices. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 So the company began towing the Flight 13 Ship to shore — an endeavor that initially seemed doomed to failure. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • To protect the boardwalk and the homes there, the city has been hauling sand from the west end of the beach to the east to create a buffer between the ocean and the shore.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For now, Starship's most immediate role is hauling Starlink satellites in orbit.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • One of the most fun parts of writing comedy is coming up with alt after alt after alt for a joke, pulling ever-increasingly stupid punch lines out of one’s ass.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The deputy made a U-turn and saw the man, who deputies say is 49-year-old Brenton Burke, kneeling under the truck’s steering column and pulling wires, the arrest report states.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Count seats against your guest list, then throw down floor cushions or a blanket pile instead of dragging in extra chairs.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Plus, because most wide-legs have longer inseams, a low heel prevents them from dragging on the ground.
    — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Towing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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