as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
towed the car into the shop for repair
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Recent Examples of towed
Any vehicles in violation will be towed.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The dead animal was then hooked up to a boat by state lifeguards and towed more than a mile out to sea.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to requesting repairs at the complex, tenants said they have been towed unfairly.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Horowitz also owns Seramonte Estates in Hamden, a large town north of New Haven, where a tenants union held protests after residents said they were frequently towed for small infractions.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The dead animal was then hooked up to a boat by state lifeguards and towed more than a mile out to sea.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to requesting repairs at the complex, tenants said they have been towed unfairly.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Horowitz also owns Seramonte Estates in Hamden, a large town north of New Haven, where a tenants union held protests after residents said they were frequently towed for small infractions.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towed
Verb
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That’s when Talley allegedly pulled the pistol out from under a blanket, shooting one officer in the face and a second in the chin, authorities said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers pulled within 2-1 in the eighth inning when Freddie Freeman singled with one out to put runners on the corners and Smith delivered an RBI single to right field off of right-hander Michael Petersen.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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About Averitt Express Averitt was started in 1958 as Livingston Merchant’s Co-op, a small trucking company that hauled dry goods in Tennessee, according to the company’s website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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On the north side of Texas 114, trucks hauled trailers filled with debris or were empty waiting to be loaded.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Baselitz was charged with offending public morality; the case dragged on for two years before being dismissed, but his reputation was cemented.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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But whether this person galumphed, ambled, or dragged herself up the trail is a matter of what subtleties her movement suggested to you.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Towed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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