as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before
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Recent Examples of auto
That's the biggest increase since January 2023 — and the driver was mainly autos.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The strong showing in March was largely driven by sales of cars and auto parts.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Sweeping tariffs shake the auto industry and its consumers
Audi is directly in the firing line of Trump's tariffs, with its best-selling U.S. model, the Q5, produced in Mexico, and its remaining models all coming from Europe or elsewhere.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver, Sean M. Higgins, was charged with two counts of death by auto and arrested, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The strong showing in March was largely driven by sales of cars and auto parts.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Sweeping tariffs shake the auto industry and its consumers
Audi is directly in the firing line of Trump's tariffs, with its best-selling U.S. model, the Q5, produced in Mexico, and its remaining models all coming from Europe or elsewhere.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver, Sean M. Higgins, was charged with two counts of death by auto and arrested, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auto
Noun
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Prosecutors alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer after the couple got into an argument.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Prep Your Vehicle Make sure your car is road-trip ready.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Elegant showrooms featuring dramatic lighting, rotating platforms, and luxurious surroundings elevated the automobile from mere transportation to aspirational lifestyle statement.—
Alex Levin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the 20th century, automobiles defined modernity.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers for the Venezuelans said many have been loaded on to buses, presumably headed for the airport, without having had a realistic opportunity to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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It should be pointed out that those detractors of the light rail already had their chance to improve the bus system in 2017.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Each machine takes approximately 25 minutes to produce a loopwheeled T-shirt, but heavy and dense fabrics can take longer.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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By 1815, machine breaking had become rare, but the plight of the artisans remained dire.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Auto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auto. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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