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The first has a flat tone and is used mostly in bikes, rickshaws and hatchbacks.
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore.
—Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The rickshaw was the last thing to be moved from the old home to the new.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Cycling Without Age | 2024 | United States | Isaac Seigel-Boettner | John uses his pedal-powered rickshaw to give adventures to people who have lost the ability to get outside themselves.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore.
—Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The rickshaw was the last thing to be moved from the old home to the new.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Cycling Without Age | 2024 | United States | Isaac Seigel-Boettner | John uses his pedal-powered rickshaw to give adventures to people who have lost the ability to get outside themselves.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
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Guests receive complimentary round-trip limousine service, 24-hour butler support, personalized concierge assistance, and priority seating at the adjacent Nobu Restaurant.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Key elements of the mystery include a dead rabbit, a live frog, a pair of loafers, a rifle, a milk bottle, and a millionaire who comes to town in a chauffeured limousine.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Most guests arrive by water taxi, entering a marble-floored lobby enveloped by original frescoes and architectural motifs that reflect the building’s 18th-century royal heritage.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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Officials launched a free water taxi service Tuesday, with 40-foot (12-meter) boats carrying up to 55 people each for a scenic 20-minute ride across Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
17 May 2022
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As the only female taxi driver working her corner of Nigeria’s heaving metropolis, Lady is accustomed to underestimation by a callous patriarchy, and staunchly resists the gender normatives implied by her name.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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The city has already witnessed the devastating impact of crushing taxi medallion debt — including suicides and a hunger strike — simply to secure modest relief.—
Sara Lind,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Above roughly 125 mph, lineside signals are no longer visible enough for safe reaction, so operators use in-cab systems that provide continuous updates on speed limits and track conditions.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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