as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot
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Recent Examples of fleet
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Many Plainfield residents have balked at the prospect of clearing scores of acres of vacant fields and former farmland to accommodate two enormous buildings, fleets of trucks and sprawling parking fields.
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Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Musk has indicated the company may look to boost fleet sales to commercial customers in response to questions about Cybertruck’s murky prospects.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Navy proved capable of facilitating the movement of a limited number of tankers, including through the use of offshore oil transfer techniques adapted from the Iranian and Russian shadow fleets, according to a nice Reuters scoop.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Many Plainfield residents have balked at the prospect of clearing scores of acres of vacant fields and former farmland to accommodate two enormous buildings, fleets of trucks and sprawling parking fields.
—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Adjective
The Navy sees these vessels as a potential way to increase fleet size without the enormous cost and manpower requirements associated with traditional warships.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Musk has indicated the company may look to boost fleet sales to commercial customers in response to questions about Cybertruck’s murky prospects.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleet
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Kara joins forces with the alien bounty hunter Lobo to intercept Krem's convoy, kicking off a relentless battle.
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Haredi protesters blocked traffic on a major highway outside of Jerusalem on Tuesday and are preparing a car convoy to protest at the Military Prison 10 on Wednesday.
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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Improvements in blood tests, meanwhile, dovetail with rapid developments in treatments for various cancers, making the disease ever more survivable or even curable.
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Corlys has his own armada sailing for Rhaenyra.
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Osees can be a forbidding proposition, even for longtime followers of John Dwyer’s garage-psych armada.
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The 10 tracks of Ton Up are at once his briskest and heaviest yet, miniaturizing his trademark loops of Dillafied psychedelia into speaker-rattling sample snippets that bombard uptempo house beats in dizzying volleys.
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And yes, back to where the story began, on a brisk night on a huge stage in downtown Detroit.
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As the caravan turned right from 61st Street to go south on Kedzie Avenue, Alvarez drove his truck into the rear passenger side of the agents’ vehicle, causing about $1,300 in damage, according to the plea agreement.
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In court Tuesday, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Sheri Bennett said in a proffer that Argudo-Tenorio had been in the passenger seat of a Mazda that was part of a six-car caravan that had found its way from the home of someone celebrating a birthday got Grant Park.
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Europe is the planet’s fastest warming continent, heating at around two to three times the global average.
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The Meridian resident was considered a fugitive after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop in Eagle just after midnight on May 7, after being clocked at speeds of faster than 80 mph on Chinden Road, the release said.
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Brian Hurley predicts, meanwhile, that as more independent astronauts from around the world begin occupying the orbital rings closest to Earth, SpaceX could move to connect up small flotillas of Starships into larger interlinked clusters.
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Sail 4th 250 The largest flotilla of tall ships from across the globe will come to New York Harbor from July 3 to July 9.
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Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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“Fleet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleet. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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