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tows

  • present tense form of tow (3rd person singular).

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“It hauls ass and tows like a beast. Metaphorically, it might as well have a Superman cape and a Captain America shield.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

In 2010, more than 100 skiers took advantage of ski tows being open at the Cairngorm Mountain resort near Aviemore for the first time in midsummer.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

During her week aboard the vessel, Myers was able to track some 30 tows with a hydrophone that acts like an underwater recording microphone and was attached to a headrope of a net.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

It starts with sharing my story — and sharing why it’s so important to end poverty tows.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

The American ship tows ours with a steel braid thick as my body.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai