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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transports
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicles
Davis urged residents not to leave keys or key fobs inside vehicles.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Peak also cited a mounting evidence storage problem, noting that vehicles tied to homicides, fatal accidents and other serious cases must be held for extended periods — sometimes through lengthy appeals processes — consuming valuable parking spaces at the facility.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Cyril Kongo has built an unlikely but compelling bridge between street art and the luxury automotive industry, transforming some of the world’s most exclusive vehicles into collectible works of art.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
That small moment proves disproportionately instructive to the film’s prevailing ethos, which is most interested in bodies as vehicles for tracing the friction between fluidity and permanence.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
High gas prices are leading American drivers to seek more fuel-efficient vehicles.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
In its report about a wave of Waymos in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood, Channel 2 Action News shared video of the vehicles that residents say are causing concern.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Both the pickup and an SUV that was also parked along the curb were then pushed forward before all three vehicles finally came to a rest.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Peak also cited a mounting evidence storage problem, noting that vehicles tied to homicides, fatal accidents and other serious cases must be held for extended periods — sometimes through lengthy appeals processes — consuming valuable parking spaces at the facility.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Cyril Kongo has built an unlikely but compelling bridge between street art and the luxury automotive industry, transforming some of the world’s most exclusive vehicles into collectible works of art.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
That small moment proves disproportionately instructive to the film’s prevailing ethos, which is most interested in bodies as vehicles for tracing the friction between fluidity and permanence.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
High gas prices are leading American drivers to seek more fuel-efficient vehicles.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
In its report about a wave of Waymos in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood, Channel 2 Action News shared video of the vehicles that residents say are causing concern.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Both the pickup and an SUV that was also parked along the curb were then pushed forward before all three vehicles finally came to a rest.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicles
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In Hokum, the Cork native transports viewers to Ireland’s remote and possibly haunted Bilberry Woods Hotel alongside prickly American author Ohm Baumann (Adam Scott) for a good ol' fashioned hair-raiser of a ghost story.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
4 May 2026
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Adapted from Cornelia Funke’s beloved children’s book of the same name, Laura Crook Waxdal, Mark Hartman and John Kielty’s version transports the audience to the North Pole where nefarious forces look to remove the magic from and insert some capitalism into Christmas.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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The successful tests point toward a new class of Mars exploration vehicle, capable of carrying instruments over terrain that rovers may struggle to reach and that orbiters may be too far away to study.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
17 May 2026
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From when sound was first introduced, there was incredible pushback from all the people playing usable instruments.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Sacramento International Airport transportations security officers received some pay Monday — their first paycheck in over a month — as the partial government shutdown continues.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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The rooms The rooms here were last renovated in 2017—just a hair earlier than Four Seasons One Dalton Street’s rooms, which opened in 2019, but are by no means old or inferior.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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More room for all on board is needed due to the mobility conveyances of our oldest and youngest.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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The car's design is radical compared to Jaguar's modern conveyances.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The company specializes in using advanced artificial intelligence, including specialized agents and Large Language Models, to automate contract authoring, negotiation, and risk management.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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What the agents can’t do in many fields is make judgment calls using the insight that comes from on-the-job experience, according to labor experts.—
Victor Swezey,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Despite having a large stick nearly impale her clean through, Sweets managed to survive the incident with no damage to her major organs.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Similar allegations from former detainees have fueled longstanding accusations by activists and researchers that Chinese authorities harvested organs from prisoners of conscience, claims Beijing has repeatedly denied.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Of all the factors that could sway Giannis, with all due respect to Bam, the respect element likely is not at the top of the list.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Eligibility depends on factors like employment status, retirement, and financial independence, and applicants must also hold a long-term stay visa.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vehicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicles. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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