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as in vanguards
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism
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as in forefronts
the leading or most important part of a movement
a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy
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Recent Examples of vans
Vehicle owners can expect to pay between $200 to $500 for a car or higher for trucks, vans and SUVs.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
As well as that, spectators can see first-hand the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team's pit garage, vans, racing suits and more, and experience racing simulators.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Now the company makes the high-end R1T pickup truck and the R1S sport utility vehicle in Normal, Illinois, as well as delivery vans for Amazon and others.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Morality police vans, plainclothes officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and riot police surrounded the hospital to try to prevent people from mourning and demonstrating.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Expect to pay between $200 to $500 for a car and the price will be a bit more for trucks, vans and SUVs.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The 8,000-square-foot space Redtail works out of is enough to make around eight vans a year, and they already are booked through 2026.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The firm has been trialing its electric vehicles in various cities over the last couple of years, and inaugurated an assembly and testing plant in Hayward, California, to produce 10,000 vans annually that Zoox itself will own and operate.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
As well as that, spectators can see first-hand the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team's pit garage, vans, racing suits and more, and experience racing simulators.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Now the company makes the high-end R1T pickup truck and the R1S sport utility vehicle in Normal, Illinois, as well as delivery vans for Amazon and others.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Morality police vans, plainclothes officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and riot police surrounded the hospital to try to prevent people from mourning and demonstrating.
—Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Expect to pay between $200 to $500 for a car and the price will be a bit more for trucks, vans and SUVs.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The 8,000-square-foot space Redtail works out of is enough to make around eight vans a year, and they already are booked through 2026.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The firm has been trialing its electric vehicles in various cities over the last couple of years, and inaugurated an assembly and testing plant in Hayward, California, to produce 10,000 vans annually that Zoox itself will own and operate.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vans
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He’s so far collaborated with acts like Ecco2k and Xaviersobased, themselves vanguards of the underground-rap scene.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On Ukraine’s front lines, combat patches are currency.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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As sanctions reshape global commerce, fintech sits at the front lines.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Vans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vans. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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