plural SUVs
Synonyms of SUVnext
: a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis : sport utility vehicle

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But from the perspective of an outsider looking in, the Supersports launch isn’t a rejection of EVs per se (Bentley has plans for the world’s first all-electric luxury urban SUV). Tim Parker, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 The footage showed a man park in front of the store, exit a white Buick SUV, and enter the store after the security guard working at the entrance granted him a visitor's badge. Patrick Damp, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 The front of the police SUV can be seen damaged with its front left tire twisted inward. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Los Angeles Rams star wide receiver Puka Nacua’s brother, Samson Nacua, was one of two suspects arrested after allegedly taking Los Angeles Lakers forward Adou Thiero’s BMW SUV without his consent, Fox News Digital confirmed. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for SUV

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First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of SUV was in 1986

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“SUV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUV. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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