automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-tiv 
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: of, relating to, or concerned with self-propelled vehicles or machines
Examples of automotive in a Sentence
The store stocks automotive parts.
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Devoting immense resources to developing and maintaining an automotive sector that could employ a young and growing workforce was part of a 2014 industrialization plan.
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Sam Metz, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Scott Olson Porsche has long stood at the pinnacle of automotive achievement.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The effort involves new bills introduced by members of Congress, as well as lawsuits filed by state attorneys general, all with the goal of rolling back the minimal progress made by the Biden administration to reduce the share of planet-warming carbon emissions produced by the automotive sector.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2024
As a reminder of the increasingly high-tech nature of the automotive industry, during the event, GM officials introduced executives whose prior jobs included key posts at high-flying tech companies such as Adobe and Dropbox.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
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Sam Metz, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Scott Olson Porsche has long stood at the pinnacle of automotive achievement.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
The effort involves new bills introduced by members of Congress, as well as lawsuits filed by state attorneys general, all with the goal of rolling back the minimal progress made by the Biden administration to reduce the share of planet-warming carbon emissions produced by the automotive sector.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2024
As a reminder of the increasingly high-tech nature of the automotive industry, during the event, GM officials introduced executives whose prior jobs included key posts at high-flying tech companies such as Adobe and Dropbox.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
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“Automotive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automotive. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯt-ə-ˈmōt-iv
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2
: of, relating to, or concerned with automobiles, trucks, or buses
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