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Recent Examples of phaeton
Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Still, the industry used carriage types to describe its models, like phaeton (a light, open carriage), shooting brake (a carriage meant for gamekeepers and sportsmen) and cabriolet (a light carriage with a foldable hood drawn by one horse).
—James Schembari, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2017
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Still, the industry used carriage types to describe its models, like phaeton (a light, open carriage), shooting brake (a carriage meant for gamekeepers and sportsmen) and cabriolet (a light carriage with a foldable hood drawn by one horse).
—James Schembari, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phaeton
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The small asteroid, which is more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American-Statesman,
11 Dec. 2024
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The casting news comes after Disney+ released the first footage of the forthcoming episodes on Friday, which shows the titular hero taking the chariot reins in what promises to be an eventful season.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 Aug. 2024
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It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
30 May 2024
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Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
22 June 2023
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The roadster is easily one of the finest sports cars to come out of the post-war period.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Film fans may remember the 1955 classic movie scene, when Kelly wildly steers her speeding Sunbeam roadster along the route as nervous passenger Grant tries to keep his cool.—
gqlshare,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the option to add upgrades like a movable chaise, an ottoman, bolster pillows, and/or a sleep kit.—
Maria Conti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Jan. 2025
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Made from weather-resistant materials, this chaise will last forever.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
29 Aug. 2024
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Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2021
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The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.—
Dan Neil,
WSJ,
31 Aug. 2017
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The cabriolet drives like a Mercedes-Benz always does.—
James Raia,
The Mercury News,
1 Dec. 2024
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Acceleration from zero to 60 mph now comes in at 2.9 seconds in the coupe and 3.0 seconds flat in the cabriolet.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
9 July 2024
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The white coupe didn’t just pass through the comedian’s collection, either.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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With a zero-to-60 time below 4 seconds, a quarter-mile time around 12 seconds, and a 155 mph top speed, the coupe clearly hustles.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Anil, a cab driver in the Indian capital of Delhi, died after his vehicle caught fire on Saturday, Jan. 18, local police said, according to the Indian Express, the Deccan Herald and the Deccan Chronicle.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ao Tanaka and Joe Rothwell had 308 league minutes between them as Leeds drove away from Carrow Road on October 1 after a 1-1 draw against Norwich, with teenage rookie Charlie Crew the next cab off the rank.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Phaeton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phaeton. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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