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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transports
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicles
This cooler, with its flat top and accessory loops, is also part of Dometic’s Recon system, which is optimized for compatibility, stackability, and packing into vehicles.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The company has also installed wall boxes for charging electric vehicles, heat pumps and power storage units.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open them.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Push-button start became a standard feature on most modern vehicles.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The Highway Operations Center will be keeping an eye on Connecticut roads and look out for disabled vehicles and any crashes, Morgan said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
The curriculum will cover both cybersecurity theories and applications in fields such as network security, system security, cryptography, and secure autonomous vehicles.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The company has also installed wall boxes for charging electric vehicles, heat pumps and power storage units.
—Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open them.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Push-button start became a standard feature on most modern vehicles.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The Highway Operations Center will be keeping an eye on Connecticut roads and look out for disabled vehicles and any crashes, Morgan said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
The curriculum will cover both cybersecurity theories and applications in fields such as network security, system security, cryptography, and secure autonomous vehicles.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicles
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With over 135,000 successful pet transports completed, the company is known for safety, transparency, and human-first service.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Little’s office authorized up to $300,000 from his emergency fund to pay for the transports.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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The aim is to ensure these instruments act as payment tools rather than investment products, and to protect bank deposits.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With that kind of narrowing, nuclear clocks are projected to surpass atomic clocks as the most sensitive instruments for probing ultralight dark matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportations modes and distracted driving laws.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Last year, the company closed more than $6 billion in sales and hired more than 500 agents.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The agency’s strategy centers on Korea as its priority, with Japan close behind — two markets that historically haven’t worked with global agents.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
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By 1880, Jenkins had taken over Moffat’s operation entirely, selling the original business’s stock of Hallet & Davis pianos and Estey organs.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her organs didn't receive enough blood.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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While there are many generational, political, and economic factors separating 1965 from today, the more promising read on space captured a level of optimism that isn’t as prominent in the AI age.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The work is part of Phase 5 of the bluff stabilization project, which began in 2024 as part of an effort to protect the eroding bluffs from earthquakes, sea level rise and other factors.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Green technologies may qualify for financial incentives.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the past few decades market mechanisms and financial incentives to address deforestation have been implemented, notably in regions with high rates of deforestation through jurisdictional REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programs.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Vehicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicles. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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