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Recent Examples of tow
arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The city will close some parking garages and surface lots, charge a $100 flat fee at other garages, double towing fees to $516 for non-residents and set up license plate readers and DUI checkpoints.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
Racing Bulls’ Tsunoda qualified P5 on Saturday after having a tow from Norris at one corner, and his time was just 0.189 seconds off of Verstappen’s P3 lap.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The brothers towed a side-scanning sonar array behind their ship.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The city will close some parking garages and surface lots, charge a $100 flat fee at other garages, double towing fees to $516 for non-residents and set up license plate readers and DUI checkpoints.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
Carti will be in tow, as well as producer Mike Dean, and the stadium trek will continue through the summer before ending in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 3.
Check out a video of The Weeknd’s appearance during Playboi Carti’s Rolling Loud set below.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
Racing Bulls’ Tsunoda qualified P5 on Saturday after having a tow from Norris at one corner, and his time was just 0.189 seconds off of Verstappen’s P3 lap.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 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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Even so, Wilmore and Williams will face extensive rehabilitation over the next several weeks and months as their bodies re-adapt to the unfamiliar tug of gravity. Hague and Gorbunov, who spent spent 171 days in space, will re-adapt more quickly, perhaps, but both will require physical therapy.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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The gravitational tug of neighboring galaxies compresses gas within a galaxy, triggering star formation.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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While this may seem like a sizable amount, the tax drag significantly reduces the amount of capital available for future investment and retirement income.—
Jamie Farmer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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But last year, wielding power was evidently a drag on leaders’ popularity, for reasons apparently not rooted in the specifics of the politics of their countries.—
Moisés Naím,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were only a few innings into the regular season and a freak injury on opening day already threw a wrench into the team’s lineup.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, recent weeks have clearly thrown a wrench into that plan.—
Douglas Schoen,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Spurs saw that intensity first-hand in the 2-2 draw with them in north London on March 9, where the visitors took 17 shots while nicking the ball eight times in the attacking third.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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This commonality is the show — and podcast’s — key draw: everyone has places to be.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dig in: The meal is $75 and includes dishes like jerk chicken with rice and peas and coconut collard greens, cow heel soup and crawfish hushpuppies.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Lion’s Tail is a transitional drink that tastes like if a Jamaican jerk chicken and a Whiskey Sour couldn’t keep their hands off each other.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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