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tows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tow
as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on towed the car into the shop for repair

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tows

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noun

plural of tow
as in tugs

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Recent Examples of tows
Verb
The Wingcube is a tall, narrow box that tows easily on top of a separate trailer. — New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026 The Santa Cruz tows 3,500 pounds with the base engine or 5,000 pounds with all-wheel drive. — James Raia, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
Noun
Fewer tows have happened at Berkeley Heights since the law passed, according to Waterbury tow logs. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tows
  1. pulls
  2. tugs
  3. hauls
  4. draws
  5. drags
  6. jerks
Verb
  • Outdated Fixtures and Hardware Be on the lookout for now out-of-style fixtures such as brass-and-crystal light fixtures, old-fashioned (circa 1980) doorknobs and bath faucets, or cabinet pulls that belong in grandma’s kitchen, according to Ryan.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Oil prices are down for the fourth consecutive session as the market pulls back from the recent rally.
    — Spencer Kimball,Justina Lee, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulls
Noun
  • Pisces February 19 – March 20 When home tugs, work needs kinder structure.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Firefly Aerospace started as a launch company and now builds Moon landers and space tugs.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tugs
Verb
  • Nevertheless, 2022’s Scream, revs the engine of the Scream 4, then hauls it in overdrive when more murderous mayhem storms through Woodsboro.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And just a few miles away, the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway hauls visitors to the summit of the property’s namesake, and the highest peak in the Northeast at nearly 6,300 feet.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hauls
Noun
  • This clear affection for the source material is simultaneously one of A Different World’s biggest draws and, at least initially, one of its more worrisome hurdles.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Man United has struggled early in this EPL season, sitting 12th in the 20-team table after securing one win and a pair of draws during its first five matches.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of draws
Verb
  • For anyone living in a household where someone snores, wakes up with headaches or drags through the day, Jack Black’s candid podcast conversation about his CPAP machine offers a familiar reference point.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Those votes are increasingly challenging for some GOP senators as the war drags on.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of drags
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks

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“Tows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tows. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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