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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicle
Wealthy travelers, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and high-net-worth individuals often struggled to find reliable platforms for renting luxury vehicles and premium transport services.
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The flooding, along with high winds and power outages, killed or stressed livestock and destroyed equipment, vehicles and infrastructure.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
An Oklahoma man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in rural Johnson County, according to a preliminary police report.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
The driver of the other vehicle also died.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The flooding, along with high winds and power outages, killed or stressed livestock and destroyed equipment, vehicles and infrastructure.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
An Oklahoma man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in rural Johnson County, according to a preliminary police report.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2026
The driver of the other vehicle also died.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicle
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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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For many families, barriers to care stem not only from transportation or cost, but from feeling misunderstood, unseen, or unable to communicate comfortably with providers.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Access to platforms was blocked off with bicycle-rack style barricades and roll-down gates as MTA police officers stood sentry, directing people to alternative transportation.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The data problem When the EIC goes online, its detector — a house-sized instrument called ePIC — will produce up to 100 gigabits of data per second.—
Deena Theresa,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Four people were killed on May 14 when a medical transport airplane crashed in New Mexico and caused a fire, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Scientists at the University of Washington discovered highways within the fault that transport migrating fluid, which facilitates further weakening and stress on the fault, according to a paper published earlier this year in Science.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The rooms The rooms here were last renovated in 2017—just a hair earlier than Four Seasons One Dalton Street’s rooms, which opened in 2019, but are by no means old or inferior.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The debate also reflected the broader political moment, with several candidates positioning themselves either as defenders of California’s current direction or as agents of course correction on public safety, cost of living, and trust in government.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Though many people come to far West Texas for its isolation—the Unabomber’s slightly less reclusive brother did a stint here in the eighties, living at first in a crude underground shelter—Miller said that immigration-enforcement agents have been an intrusive presence for many years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The restrictions are expected to remain in place as work continues into the summer, but for now, the transformation has left one of DC's most recognizable sites largely hidden behind fencing and machinery.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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The system can also detect when a piece of machinery is consistently generating more heat than usual, potentially indicating that a part is getting worn; this predictive maintenance feature means owners can intervene before the machinery breaks down.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Some of the visceral mechanisms that gave it life have to be discarded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Roughly 38% to 46% of contracts fall into low-maturity structures, lacking pricing transparency, benchmarking mechanisms or meaningful flexibility clauses.—
David Pennino,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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