as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Recent Examples of automobile
Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The bill would extend Trump’s 2017 cuts to personal income tax rates, and also establish new tax deductions for tips, Social Security benefits, overtime pay and interest on loans used to purchase U.S.-made automobiles — all of which Trump proposed during his 2024 presidential campaign.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 20 May 2025
On the one hand, the opening scene begins in a car, the most familiar of locations in a filmography that has always shared Abbas Kiarostami’s fascination with automobiles as places that are both public and private all at once.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
At the same time, the president has imposed tariffs on various sectors such as automobile imports and steel and aluminum imports, with the threat to do the same on pharmaceutical imports.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 May 2025
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Noun
South Korea faces a 25% reciprocal tariff rate as well as product-specific duties of 25% for steel, aluminum and automobiles — all of which are major exports.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The bill would extend Trump’s 2017 cuts to personal income tax rates, and also establish new tax deductions for tips, Social Security benefits, overtime pay and interest on loans used to purchase U.S.-made automobiles — all of which Trump proposed during his 2024 presidential campaign.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 20 May 2025
On the one hand, the opening scene begins in a car, the most familiar of locations in a filmography that has always shared Abbas Kiarostami’s fascination with automobiles as places that are both public and private all at once.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
At the same time, the president has imposed tariffs on various sectors such as automobile imports and steel and aluminum imports, with the threat to do the same on pharmaceutical imports.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
Noun
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Despite their growing popularity, the cars have been frequent targets for vandals.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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When cars were first introduced, some had fake horse heads attached to the front to make passengers feel more comfortable.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Goldstein drove Boozer home with a sacrifice fly and Corral plated the go-ahead run with a single through the right side.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Sundowns’ success has also arguably been good for South Africa, helping drive new standards, develop players and coaches, and change perceptions about what is possible for clubs from the continent when investment is made available.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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The man appears to briefly lift the scooter away from the child’s leg, the child gets back on the scooter, and Miller eventually motors away.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Encryption methods that underpin today’s secure systems, such as RSA, will eventually be rendered obsolete by quantum machines.—
David Jones,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Experts, however, were quick to clarify that the malfunction was not evidence of a conscious or rebellious machine.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Duran and Valera lived in a Miami bayfront condo and tooled around in a Maserati.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Staying at the legendary Malaysia Hotel (where Tony Wheeler wrote the first Lonely Planet guidebook), tooling around town in tuk-tuks, sipping tom yum gai at a street stall, and making the obligatory pilgrimage to the Grand Palace to view the Emerald Buddha.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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