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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicle
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The additional changes include the fee structure for vehicle carriers, otherwise known as roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) vessels, which help to carry automobiles, farm equipment and other heavy machinery.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
What To Know According to investigators, Rodriguez fled the October 11, 2024 crash scene as the scooter remained trapped beneath his vehicle, triggering an extensive search before forensic evidence that linked the car to him.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Police departments and car manufacturers have since held free events for Kia and Hyundai drivers to distribute steering wheel locks, offer software updates and raise awareness about how to protect vulnerable vehicles, the Observer reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The additional changes include the fee structure for vehicle carriers, otherwise known as roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) vessels, which help to carry automobiles, farm equipment and other heavy machinery.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
What To Know According to investigators, Rodriguez fled the October 11, 2024 crash scene as the scooter remained trapped beneath his vehicle, triggering an extensive search before forensic evidence that linked the car to him.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Police departments and car manufacturers have since held free events for Kia and Hyundai drivers to distribute steering wheel locks, offer software updates and raise awareness about how to protect vulnerable vehicles, the Observer reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicle
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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The Bad Boy Records founder was sentenced to four years in prison at the beginning of October after he was found guilty in July of two felony counts of transportation to engage in prostitution at the end of a two-month trial.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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He is also charged with robbery, theft, violation of the Uniform Firearms Act, possessing an instrument of crime, tampering with evidence, abuse of corpse, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, NBC Philadelphia reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Busting out a box of instruments that turned the room into a riot of noise, Sheeran then encourage each student to share their unique sound into the mic, from saxophone bleats to fart sounds.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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These are especially useful for taking public transport, grabbing a quick coffee, or leaving a small tip at a restaurant.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the team, the resultant materials, which include oxides of tungsten, titanium, and niobium, have high surface areas, stable crystalline grains, and regular pores—all essential for quick ion transport.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Smokeless tobacco is considered anything from snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, moist snuff and any other tobacco intended to be used or consumed by any means.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The administration has argued its work is a long-overdue means of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was one of the first people to publicly condemn the selection of Bad Bunny, going as far as threatening that ICE agents would be present at the Super Bowl next year.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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The second photo was noticeably different from the first, instead showing a recent image of heavy machinery smoothing gravel where lush green grass once grew.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Otis was among 24 metal fabrication and machinery manufacturing companies recognized.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their mechanisms of play have stayed constant, and present a challenge for Amorim to solve.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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On April 23, while adjusting a grip mechanism beneath a car during a test run, the nearly 400-pound device slipped from its rigging.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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