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as in to pull
to cause to follow by applying steady force on towed the car into the shop for repair

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tow

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noun

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Here are a few examples of Visa benefits and Mastercard benefits: Visa benefits Access to roadside dispatch: A 24/7 pay-per-use roadside assistance service that can arrange towing, locksmiths or jumpstarts for you. Ryley Amond, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 The vehicle features a roomy interior, ample cargo space, towing capability, top-notch driving dynamics, premium materials and fast charging. Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Musk, with one of his young sons in tow, stood beside Trump in the Oval Office during the press event, which was billed as an executive order signing ceremony. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 Outdoor Vibes: Cannabis-Friendly Picnics or Stargazing For those who love a good outdoor adventure, why not set up a cannabis-friendly picnic or go stargazing with pre-rolls in tow? Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tow 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tow
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  • Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
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  • For all the language about the transformative nature of the narcotic farms, they were hamstrung by federal policies reflecting the nation’s tug of war between treatment and punishment.
    TIME, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
  • At other times, the vessels are pulled along by small tugs, by way of a long line.
    Matt Dutile, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • Milk, which had been received there, is now being hauled to Winsted while other operations of the local plant remain unchanged.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Several autonomous truck companies, including Aurora, Kodiak and Torc Robotics, are already hauling customer cargo on test routes.
    Joann Muller, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
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  • The reason for the changes, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Friday, was the center's decision to host drag show performances at its venue.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • That’s what was needed — a gay person who wasn’t dying, who was lively and running around doing drag, being funny, being outrageous.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The uncertainty surrounding cross-border shipments grew when the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) briefly stopped accepting packages from China, throwing a wrench in operations for companies like Temu and Amazon.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Marc Marquez's crash during the pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang threw a wrench into Ducati's flawless testing record.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • The Director of the Palm Beach County Tourism Bureau did not hesitate a second to assure our Commission that our historic downtown was a key component of our tourism draw.
    Christopher McVoy, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Most from-a-box mattresses sold online tend to be cheaper than those sold in stores, which is the main draw.
    Molly Higgins, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2025
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  • Diagnosed first with Jeavons syndrome in 2018/19—a rare form of epilepsy characterized by absence seizures and eyelid jerks—a 1,000-gene epilepsy panel in 2020 revealed further health problems.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • My job was to go over there and not be a jerk and try to advance the stand-up ball a couple of yards for the next guy that comes over there.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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