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Recent Examples of runabout
Not so in China, where manufacturers have developed a range of cheap and cheerful little EV runabouts which can be bought for as little as $7,000 before tax.
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Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Manari says the runabout is also equipped with some rare features for its size, including an open-sided balcony and a swim platform that both connect guests to the water.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Tour guides here say that the only thing allowed on the property that wasn’t designed by Wright was a Thompson TVT boat, a small, wooden runabout.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
There are few electric cars available for under £20,000 ($25,000), and most are only short-range city runabouts.
—James Morris, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Manari says the runabout is also equipped with some rare features for its size, including an open-sided balcony and a swim platform that both connect guests to the water.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Tour guides here say that the only thing allowed on the property that wasn’t designed by Wright was a Thompson TVT boat, a small, wooden runabout.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
There are few electric cars available for under £20,000 ($25,000), and most are only short-range city runabouts.
—James Morris, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runabout
Noun
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This is not a wallowing cruiser that isolates the driver in a leather cocoon, floating along, not entirely sure where the front end is.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The company has updated its 450cc sports and cruiser bikes alongside the Papio mini motos with some nifty new features.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the criminal complaint, witnesses said that Tipantuna Quinchiguano crashed his 2008 Chevrolet Equinox into the couple’s 2018 Chevrolet Malibu and pushed the sedan into the left lane in front of a semitrailer.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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The sedan then continued north in the southbound lanes without stopping.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The group then towed a 26-foot Grady White cabin cruiser to the boat ramp, agents said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The first incident began after a 24-foot cabin cruiser was spotted around 4:40 a.m. by a Coast Guard cutter that activated its blue lights while trying to stop it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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“Runabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runabout. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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