as in cars
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 autos
Defense industry workers who made up the bulk of Azure Vista’s new population faced a 6-mile-minimum commute to work, and private autos were not the norm.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
This encompasses all parallels and insert parallels /75 or lower, autos /100 or lower, and case hit level inserts or rarer.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The announcement appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25% tariff starting this week.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Unlike Fahy’s New York bill which focused solely on electronics, REPAIR focuses on autos.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, April 26, enthusiasts can get up-close looks at more than 2,000 fantastic flying machines and vintage autos when this event takes over the Half Moon Bay Airport.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
In autos, Tesla is now a no-growth engine.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Cyclical shares such as autos, banks and industrials were also among the biggest laggards.
—Levin Stamm, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Carvana climbed 7% because lower loan rates can get more customers into new autos.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
This encompasses all parallels and insert parallels /75 or lower, autos /100 or lower, and case hit level inserts or rarer.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The announcement appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25% tariff starting this week.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Unlike Fahy’s New York bill which focused solely on electronics, REPAIR focuses on autos.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, April 26, enthusiasts can get up-close looks at more than 2,000 fantastic flying machines and vintage autos when this event takes over the Half Moon Bay Airport.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
In autos, Tesla is now a no-growth engine.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Cyclical shares such as autos, banks and industrials were also among the biggest laggards.
—Levin Stamm, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Carvana climbed 7% because lower loan rates can get more customers into new autos.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos
Noun
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Because of that, that black carbon has about 540 times bigger climate effect than black carbon that's released from surface sources like ships, cars and power plants.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Beijing controls the supply chain for many obscure minerals that are critical components of smartphones, cars and weapons.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The world’s transportation system—planes, trains, and automobiles—will lean heavily on liquid gold for decades.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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In 1918, when automobiles were still a luxury most Americans could only admire from the sidewalk, Hertz was founded on the idea that freedom of movement wasn’t a privilege.—
Gil West,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2026
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Unlike larger Chinese and Western machines, Skydrive’s SD-05 is deliberately designed to be highly compact, in order to operate in crowded Asian megacities like Tokyo, Delhi and Jakarta.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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On Tuesday, China’s Unitree Robotics unveiled a nearly 9-foot-tall humanoid robot with a cockpit capable of carrying a human inside — a real-world nod to the mecha machines that many sci-fi fans have long dreamed of, or feared.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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