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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Sometimes a person opens the top of their skull to reach inside; in her painting Threading the Story Through the Eye of a Needle (circa 1974), a hand pulls a line of thread through a pupil, towing two tiny people in a boat, suggesting both sight and an idea made manifest.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Inside, tender beef meatballs sit in a bright, zippy marinara that pulls everything into focus.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ships represented by red shapes are tankers, while green shapes represent cargo ships and light blue ones are tugs, service or military vessels.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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In space, the gravitational tugs from passing planets act like those currents.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, the price shock from the war with Iran has become yet another headache for the beleaguered industry that hauls 70% of all freight in America.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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After lowering the helicopter to the water's surface, a flight crew member grabs the dog and hauls the pet aboard.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With one win, two losses and two scoreless draws, the champions sit 13th in the 16-team league.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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What to do nearby The hotel’s Yorkville address gives guests a straight shot to some of Toronto’s biggest cultural draws.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The trio pulled up on e-bikes, drove up to the entrance of the Information Center and began shouting and taking pictures, pausing to take drags off a vape while peering through the shuttered doors.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Work fewer than 35 years and the SSA plugs zeros into the missing slots, which drags your benefit down.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the new sequel, Grace teams with her estranged younger sister, Faith (Kathryn Newton), as they’re hunted by four elite families full of murderous jerks scrambling to become the High Seat of a Council that controls the world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Tows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tows. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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