SUV
noun
plural SUVs
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle
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Rocky runs up onto the home's back porch, where the woman and the child corner him and grab him before returning to the SUV and taking off.
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Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Good’s death prompted widespread protests and her burgundy SUV has become a recognizable symbol of the chaotic immigration operations in Minneapolis.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
McIntyre, in a black SUV, followed the couple in the other man’s Saturn SUV.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Go much faster, and the drag can make a sedan as inefficient as an SUV.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Good’s death prompted widespread protests and her burgundy SUV has become a recognizable symbol of the chaotic immigration operations in Minneapolis.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
McIntyre, in a black SUV, followed the couple in the other man’s Saturn SUV.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Go much faster, and the drag can make a sedan as inefficient as an SUV.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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