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
Hours after the crash, the man's vehicle was towed, but Hulett's car was still seen outside of her home, unlikely to be driven anytime soon.
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Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 14 May 2026
No injuries were reported, and the plane was later towed out of the airport and converted into a museum.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Each launcher sits on a trailer towed by an M983A4 HEMTT truck.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The outlet was on the scene and witnessed the truck being lifted upright, along with a vehicle being towed away with damage.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 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
Many people reported being towed for small reasons, like being parked over the line.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 14 May 2026
No injuries were reported, and the plane was later towed out of the airport and converted into a museum.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Each launcher sits on a trailer towed by an M983A4 HEMTT truck.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The outlet was on the scene and witnessed the truck being lifted upright, along with a vehicle being towed away with damage.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 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
Many people reported being towed for small reasons, like being parked over the line.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towed
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Turkey is undoubtedly one of the pioneers in this field, but others have been steadily following in its footsteps, making many feel as though a carpet has been pulled from under them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Coach Matt Mowry was asked if Acuna was close to being pulled.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Beshey hauled him to the front yard, having to set him down once because of his bulk.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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That came in a 2-2 draw at Newcastle in December when Rodrigo Bentancur hauled Dan Burn down, with Anthony Gordon scoring the resulting penalty.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Chinese firms have dragged their feet in purchasing the chips after the Chinese government encouraged them to turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Another witness described seeing a woman dragged from a vehicle, pinned against a wall, repeatedly raped and then stabbed, with the assault allegedly continuing after her death.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Towed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towed. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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