as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
towed the car into the shop for repair
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But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025 -
At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Tows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tows. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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