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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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Prosecutors accused Read of backing up into O’Keefe, her Boston Police officer boyfriend of two years, with her SUV, leaving him to freeze and die on the front yard of the Canton home then-owned by Brian Albert, a Boston Police colleague. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025 That includes the 609hp GV60 Magma electric SUV with a rear wing and a Boost button that looks a lot like the concept version presented earlier this year. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2025 Giddish, who left the main cast of SUV in 2022 after 12 years on the show, made brief returns in subsequent seasons before returning again this year. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025 Honda's Passport midsize SUV, one of the largest SUVs in its American portfolio, earns 19 miles per gallon in the city and 25 miles per gallon on the highway. Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for SUV

Word History

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 30 Nov. 2025.

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