as in hauling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on
towed the car into the shop for repair
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Recent Examples of towing
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
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Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Anything that doesn't fit neatly in the pass-through cabinet can be pulled or bolted on the hitch, where the TBX offers up to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) of towing capacity.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
By late December, Leon and his small towing crew decided to do something about it, all thanks to observers calling in and reporting these vehicles.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
He was believed to be towing a cargo pallet, Yakel said.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026
Max wreaks some more havoc after the excursion by gunning it on the tender while towing guests on the tube.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Anything that doesn't fit neatly in the pass-through cabinet can be pulled or bolted on the hitch, where the TBX offers up to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) of towing capacity.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
By late December, Leon and his small towing crew decided to do something about it, all thanks to observers calling in and reporting these vehicles.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
He was believed to be towing a cargo pallet, Yakel said.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2026
Max wreaks some more havoc after the excursion by gunning it on the tender while towing guests on the tube.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towing
Verb
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Days later, officers entered his home and beat him, before hauling him off to jail.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Company said that crews responding to the crash found a semi-trailer truck that was hauling produce and was fully engulfed in flames.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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After that setback, the Seahawks lost their edge to stay ahead of a league designed to keep pulling teams toward the middle.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yet the final also required Vonn to push her knee further than in either of her two training runs, when she could be seen pulling back around some turns so as not to exert too much strain before the main event.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump’s dragging his own name and America’s name in the muck.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their misery was compounded by Szoboszlai’s dismissal for dragging back Erling Haaland deep into stoppage time when the net was gaping, with goalkeeper Alisson marooned upfield.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Towing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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