Thesaurus results for MINIVAN

minivan

noun

Definition of minivan

as in car

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Recent Examples of minivan Porter characterized herself as a minivan driving single mom who would work to take on special interests and refuse to take corporate cash. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 The upcoming third album pokes fun at nearly a dozen genres, including indie sleazepop, Disney Channel-era tween bops and late ‘90s minivan rock. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 17 July 2026 The driver was extracted from the minivan by first responders who arrived within minutes of the crash, according to the Vineyard Gazette. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Officers can be seen approaching Daniels' minivan with their weapons drawn. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for minivan

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Much of China’s recent export strength is driven by high-tech goods like batteries, electric cars and solar.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
This half-day excursion offers direct round-trip transportation from downtown Louisville to the historic Frankfort distillery, removing the need for a car or rideshare.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of car

Noun

In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Russian drones also hit a passenger minibus in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three and wounding six, including a child, Zelensky said on social media.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of minibus

Noun

Those policies include reducing the 40-hour week to a 32-hour week, increasing the minimum wage from $15 an hour to $30 an hour, instituting Medicare for All and the Green New Deal and providing free buses and free child care.

— Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
Around 30 people were injured in the crash between a civilian bus and an Interior Ministry bus on the desert highway, the SANA news agency cited a health ministry official as saying.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of bus

Noun

One of park officials’ most significant management challenges started when tourists began entering Yosemite by automobile.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Among the companies determining that future is Qualcomm, the semiconductor leader whose chips power many of the devices in our lives—from smartphones to automobiles.

— Sam Jacobs, Time, 21 July 2026

Definition of automobile

Noun

Caucus hearing on shooting The finding was announced a few hours after the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a hearing on the shooting Friday in Houston and addressed the search warrant application for the van that Salgado Araujo was driving.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 July 2026
The whole scene was framed by the oddly skinny rectangular window of their van.

— Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of van

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