SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
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There’s a good chance that your late-model car, truck, or SUV has a handful of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
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Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The driver of the Saturn SUV was extricated from the car by the Aurora Fire Department and taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, according to the release, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
The driver of a green Rivian SUV is said to have struck a 15-year-old boy who was walking between cars at the rear of the campus as school ended, CW affiliate KTLA and ABC affiliate KABC-TV reported.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 June 2025
When the victim got out of her car and approached the SUV, its driver barreled into her then turned onto Lafayette Ave., heading the wrong way down a one-way street to get away, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
The driver of the Saturn SUV was extricated from the car by the Aurora Fire Department and taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, according to the release, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
The driver of a green Rivian SUV is said to have struck a 15-year-old boy who was walking between cars at the rear of the campus as school ended, CW affiliate KTLA and ABC affiliate KABC-TV reported.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 June 2025
When the victim got out of her car and approached the SUV, its driver barreled into her then turned onto Lafayette Ave., heading the wrong way down a one-way street to get away, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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