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as in trailer
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California
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as in to tent
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Recent Examples of caravan
Michele Gile, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
During the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who came into office in October 2024, there have been 18 migrant caravans leaving from Tapachula.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The two were on a Spring Break trip with their families, riding in a caravan of off-road vehicles, back to their camp.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
During the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who came into office in October 2024, there have been 18 migrant caravans leaving from Tapachula.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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The airline’s collapse followed years of instability, bankruptcy filings, engine recall issues affecting its fleet and failed merger attempts with Frontier Airlines and JetBlue.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The country’s ability to credibly threaten commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz actually hinges on multiple layers of cheap and unconventional warfare systems – drones, mines and a fleet of small attack boats, which are harder to detect than traditional naval assets.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Woods clipped the back of the truck's trailer, causing the golfer's SUV to tip on its side, authorities said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Annual trailers and print ads — including a long-running presence in The Hollywood Reporter’s Cannes Dailies — have turned Oldenburg into a fixture of festival-circuit conversation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean or with just some moist crumbs, 45 to 50 minutes, loosely tenting with aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning, if needed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.—
Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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When moving day finally arrived, the hospital transferred patients in an organized convoy of ambulances and clinical teams.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Those missions – called Operation Earnest Will – involved several US vessels escorting a convoy of just a few tankers.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Riding boots in a range of sizes, straw sun hats, water bottle slings, and backpacks aplenty hang in the entrance hall, rain ponchos are tucked into the boot of each truck and sunscreen, soap suds, and insect repellent line the bathroom sink.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Martha and Joost have been backpacking solo in China for months.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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