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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle
The three suspects used hammers to smash a glass display case and then grabbed several thousand dollars worth of jewelry before running from the mall to a waiting dark-colored sport utility vehicle that was toward the Main Street exit, police said.
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Lisa Backus, Connecticut Post, 21 Oct. 2024
But its square shape and high roof outguns all but the largest sport utility vehicles, offering over 100 cubic feet of interior volume behind the first row.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The agent fired their service weapon in the direction of the rifle, and a witness saw a man, later identified as Routh, fleeing the area of the tree line, entering a Nissan sport utility vehicle and leaving at a high rate of speed.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Citing a shortage of a component used to build its electric pickups, sport utility vehicles and vans, Rivian said production could drop as much as 18% this year at its lone U.S. assembly plant.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Backus, Connecticut Post, 21 Oct. 2024
But its square shape and high roof outguns all but the largest sport utility vehicles, offering over 100 cubic feet of interior volume behind the first row.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The agent fired their service weapon in the direction of the rifle, and a witness saw a man, later identified as Routh, fleeing the area of the tree line, entering a Nissan sport utility vehicle and leaving at a high rate of speed.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Citing a shortage of a component used to build its electric pickups, sport utility vehicles and vans, Rivian said production could drop as much as 18% this year at its lone U.S. assembly plant.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sport-utility vehicle
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His first Maserati, the MC20 sports car, drew immediate praise from the brand's followers and industry insiders.Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Though Honda has not officially announced how much the new hybrid will cost, Car and Driver estimates the sports car's ticket price to be around $31,000-$38,000.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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On Madison Avenue, behind a large brass door just north of 61st Street, there’s a portal to old New York—martini New York, town car New York, the one with all the shoulder pads and creative-class expense accounts.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
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However, over an approximately four-month period between October 2019 and February 2020, NBC News found some 49 reports of motor vehicle thefts in Washington, D.C., involved cars rented from Turo or its rival, Getaround, representing 6% of all incidents during the period.Rob Wile, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Porter is charged with operating under the influence, failing to maintain lane, operating a motor vehicle while using a cellphone, operating a motor vehicle on a sidewalk and reckless driving, police said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
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One was the land-yacht-style station wagon, perhaps in avocado green with faux-wood paneling.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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When Lunsford eats the beef fat fries from Xiao Bao, she's transported to the back seat of her mother's station wagon with a wave of nostalgia.Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
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As a very capable SUV, the new Toyota Land Cruiser features a gas engine and a hybrid i-FORCE MAX power train; which features a 1.87 kWh nickel-metal hydride battery.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Buzz edged out another plug-in, the Chevrolet Equinox EV, and the new three-row Hyundai Santa Fe SUV.Joann Muller, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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Along with an uncharacteristically loud sport exhaust, these performance upgrades to the pedestrian V60 transformed it into a standout hot wagon.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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The members learned firefighting techniques, raised money for hoses and a pump wagon and bought protective equipment.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Now McVay and O’Connell, the third-year coach of the Minnesota Vikings, will face each other in the postseason for the first time when the Rams play host to an NFC wild-card game on Monday night at SoFi Stadium.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Minutes after the Bengals won their fifth straight game Saturday, Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor told his team to sit back and enjoy watching some football.Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.Bailey Schulz, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, Hyundai is about to add a three-row electric SUV to its lineup of Ioniq models, including the 5 hatchback and 6 sedan, as well as its luxury Genesis GV60 and GV70 models.Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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