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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicle
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, faces eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, cited by The Associated Press.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
One of the vehicles involved in the crash was a van transporting dozens of cats to an animal shelter, according to Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle in western Hamilton County, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 15 Oct. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, faces eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, cited by The Associated Press.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
One of the vehicles involved in the crash was a van transporting dozens of cats to an animal shelter, according to Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle in western Hamilton County, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicle
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Some people may experience stress from poor access to transportation, healthy foods, medication or specialized care, Hessler Jones says.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 1919 the United States Congress passed an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Oct. 2025
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For deep-space science, the ability to launch heavier, more complex instruments means more ambitious missions, from sample-return expeditions to Jupiter’s moons to large-scale observatories parked in distant orbits.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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D’Angelo played all of the instruments himself, and used mostly analog recording equipment.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Being a character onscreen transports you forever into another, more enchanted realm.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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Mürren Getting to the tiny, car-free village of Mürren is part of the adventure, and requires using public transport, bicycling, or walking.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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For Brentford, the end can often be said to justify the means.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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How To Keep Skunks Away Removing potential food sources and excluding skunks from an area are the most effective means of keeping them away from your home.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The violent machinery of the state is directed against the country’s own citizens.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s been a lot of innovation and so much new technology—new machinery, and new methods of doing things more efficiently; that’s one.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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Published in Environmental and Biogeochemical Processes, the work investigated the suitability of boron isotope fingerprinting techniques for studying glass dissolution mechanisms, focussing on solid-state diffusion processes during boron release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Internally at studios and agencies, there’s confusion — and frustration — around the opt-out mechanism, according to people familiar with the matter, all of whom noted there’s no formal system for doing so and characterized Altman’s walk back as lip service.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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