V-8

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Recent Examples of V-8 The Kingpin is one of its offerings this year, an intimidating V-8 monster that makes over 800 horsepower and is blacked out. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025 The stealing of the Ford V-8 got the FBI involved in the couple’s manhunt. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025 But many American homes are electrifying, trading gas furnaces for more efficient heat pumps, gas burners for induction stoves, and V-8 engines for electric motors. Umair Irfan, Wired News, 4 Oct. 2025 That’s serious firepower for an SUV with no V-8 under the hood. Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for V-8
Recent Examples of Synonyms for V-8
Noun
  • Thanks to all that grunt, the coupe could cover the quarter-mile in just 13 seconds, brand new.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
  • One of its quickest and most impressive new models is an electric luxury grand touring coupe.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But given that these trains lacked a dining car or trolley, what kinds of picnics did passengers carry?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • His car was later found abandoned, and authorities began searching the area.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Typically coming out in the fall, the publication arose in a time when sophisticated weather forecasting — and even automobiles — didn't exist.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Check your flight status with the FAA before leaving home to see if your flight has been delayed or cancelled, the automobile association said, and stay updated through your airline’s app or alerts.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The three-story pavilion also features a Marine One helicopter, Reagan’s 1984 presidential limousine and an authentic Irish pub from his ancestral village of Ballyporeen, Ireland.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The two walked together from the plane to their waiting limousine, Ohtani dressed in a black training suit and cap while Tanaka sported an all-black outfit.
    Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While wild game roadkill are usually allowed to be picked up and taken home to eat in many parts of the country, some animals accidentally killed by a motor vehicle first require state notification, a license and other steps.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department later announced that the Masked Singer alum had been charged with three misdemeanors — battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication — before upgrading the battery charge to a felony.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After auto-emptying, the dust bag can hold up to 68 days’ worth of dust sealed in the dock.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
  • China has agreed to allow the export of chips critical to auto production, averting widespread shutdowns that had been predicted by the industry.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Solano Rodriguez was later identified as the driver of the sedan.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
  • San Diego police have ticketed Teresa Lunsford at least 15 times since April for parking her RV — her only home — and her Chevy sedan on public streets and in public lots overnight.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There's 9-hole mini-golf, virtual reality, an escape room and a carnival with arcade-style games and an interactive mystery to solve.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Predator’s success takes the box office out of its October mini-slump.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025

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“V-8.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/V-8. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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