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Recent Examples of tow
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
While the trailer was towed off the ramp by early afternoon, Fifield said crews were still cleaning up oil, transmission fluid and the like.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
With the goal of launching citywide trash collection from a former Randolph Avenue tow lot, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has declared a state of local emergency to take effect Tuesday morning.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Then they were targeted by scammers, who claimed they were sent to tow the car.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
While the trailer was towed off the ramp by early afternoon, Fifield said crews were still cleaning up oil, transmission fluid and the like.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
Patronis worked the crowd of about 100 people shaking hands and giving hugs, his wife Katie and two sons in tow.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
With the goal of launching citywide trash collection from a former Randolph Avenue tow lot, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has declared a state of local emergency to take effect Tuesday morning.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tow
Verb
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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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
Noun
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For example, the sun’s gravity tugs harder on the moon than Earth’s does!—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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Aviles was slapped with a red card after a tackle in the penalty area and a shirt tug that was deemed a denial of a scoring chance for New York.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While consensus across Europe is difficult to achieve, several countries have made concerted efforts to haul up their own defense budgets.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, Teichert Construction, based in Sacramento, began using trucks, front loaders and other equipment to start hauling away the main pile blocking both lanes.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those unfamiliar with the play may lose the thread in this iambic marathon as Izzard madly dashes to and fro, making the first act drag.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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So now, my drag is definitely rounded out a lot more.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Again, the Titans could be throwing up a smoke screen to throw off other teams from trading up or throwing a wrench in their plans.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Equally, a last-minute surprise near the quarter’s end throws a wrench in the works.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shapiro says Colossal’s technique, which uses routine blood draws, yields cells that are easier to reprogram than those that come from skin—and could thus be a better way of diversifying the red wolf gene pool.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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Winners in Georgia have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, according to the lottery’s website.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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