as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
towed the car into the shop for repair
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Recent Examples of tows
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
Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Fewer tows have happened at Berkeley Heights since the law passed, according to Waterbury tow logs.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
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
Fewer tows have happened at Berkeley Heights since the law passed, according to Waterbury tow logs.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tows
Verb
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Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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In the end, an inexperienced minor – who has no idea who hired them – pulls the trigger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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In contrast to conventional airport tugs, the electric TaxiBot is controlled directly by the pilot from the cockpit.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Its tech is being used to power the world’s first electric tugs that are about to go into service at the Port of Long Beach, under a deal worth $160 million announced in late 2025.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Having already been booked for a foul on Brobbey, Fofana hauls down Wilson Isidor and earns his club’s eighth red card of the Premier League season.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Thunderbirds cost taxpayers about $35 million a year in salaries, aircraft, fuel, rehearsals and the C-17 cargo plane that hauls 50-plus support crew and spare parts to every stop on the tour.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Additionally, the teams competing weren’t particularly strong draws for neutrals at a World Cup.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The two most encouraging highlights of that streak were the draws against Belgium and Portugal.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Congress is struggling to meet a fast-approaching deadline to extend a key government spying law, potentially jeopardizing national security as the Iran war drags on.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Noun
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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“Tows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tows. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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