as in automobile
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car
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Recent Examples of car
The next day, firefighters responded to a report of a burning car.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
In the car, at least, Maya couldn’t get a good look at her face.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, other people were trapped in the car with them from Nostrand to Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
However, officers later found the weapon under a seat in Boe’s car, according to the report.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
In the car, at least, Maya couldn’t get a good look at her face.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, other people were trapped in the car with them from Nostrand to Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
However, officers later found the weapon under a seat in Boe’s car, according to the report.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for car
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Disruption of the canal’s operations would likely send prices of US goods from automobiles to sneakers soaring – about 40% of US container traffic passes through the waterway.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kemp is also asking lawmakers to allow juries to know whether plaintiffs involved in automobile wrecks were wearing a seat belt.—
Kim Jarrett | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
31 Jan. 2025
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The shelter has since appealed to the Mexican government for alternate funding for programs managed by the United Nations to pay for flights and bus rides to Mexico’s border with Guatemala for migrants who want to return home.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, the Department of Transportation ended a pandemic-era program offering free bus fares, a decision that Lamont blamed on federal rules requiring an equity study.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2025
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These machines are still made with metal baskets and other easy-to-replace parts that have been stocked for years.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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Towns got switched onto him — a 7-footer trying to guard a 6-4 scoring machine on the perimeter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Photograph: Cole Burston/Getty Images Jonathon Azzopardi, the president of the auto parts manufacturer Laval Tool, can see clear across the US-Canada border from his desk in Windsor, Ontario, just 4 miles from Detroit.—
Aarian Marshall,
WIRED,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the meantime, Trump has pressed ahead with tariffs on Chinese goods, and Mericle expects tariffs to hit autos from the European Union, among other potential moves.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/car. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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