as in automobile
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car
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Recent Examples of car
All parties -- Ray, the friend and the Uber driver -- eventually got out of the car, and an altercation then allegedly occurred, Finfer said, based on Ray's account.
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
McIlroy compares it to a dog chasing after the car.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
The Associated Press reported that the strike on Deir al Balah was not connected to reports of six siblings and a friend being killed in an attack on a car in the same area on Sunday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hours later, a separate strike on a car in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, killed at least seven people — six brothers and their friend — according to staff at the morgue of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
McIlroy compares it to a dog chasing after the car.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
The Associated Press reported that the strike on Deir al Balah was not connected to reports of six siblings and a friend being killed in an attack on a car in the same area on Sunday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hours later, a separate strike on a car in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, killed at least seven people — six brothers and their friend — according to staff at the morgue of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for car
Noun
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Similar in packaging to an IGH but different in execution, continuously variable hubs function like the transmission in a midrange automobile.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Canada also announced 25% tariffs on certain automobiles exported from the U.S. that aren’t protected by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for the Venezuelans said many have been loaded on to buses, presumably headed for the airport, without having had a realistic opportunity to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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True, the Port Authority managed to squeeze a nearly $2 billion loan out of Joe Biden’s federal government to help with the $10 billion (and rising) cost of rebuilding its bus terminal.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What to look for in a quality Frigidaire dehumidifier Frigidaire dehumidifiers are quality machines.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each machine takes approximately 25 minutes to produce a loopwheeled T-shirt, but heavy and dense fabrics can take longer.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Automakers are grappling with prospects of rising prices and supply-chain disruption, after Trump imposed 25% tariffs on vehicles and auto parts imported from outside the United States.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The New York International Auto Show opens as tariffs roil the auto industry.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/car. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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