Thesaurus results for AUTO

auto

noun

ˈȯ-(ˌ)tō

Definition of auto

as in car

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before

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Recent Examples of auto Merger chatter overshadowed Tesla's earnings report, which showed declining auto revenue and an even steeper drop in the company's energy business. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 The auto industry already uses red, amber, white, and flashing blue/red lights for such things as brakes, turn signals, headlights, and emergency vehicles. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Depending on the type of business use, however, personal auto coverage may be limited or excluded. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 On tariffs, an issue with direct implications for Michigan's auto industry, the candidates drew a clear contrast. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auto

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Noun

The tax rate for car leases would remain at 15%, while leases for film production equipment would see their tax reduced to 11%.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Modern vehicles are computers on wheels, communicating with your smartphone, other cars, satellites, and cloud servers to navigate, entertain, and even drive for you.

— Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Christine Chao, 44, of Rosemead, was charged with second-degree felony text messaging or email automobile homicide on Tuesday for the June 12 crash in Juab County, Utah, according to documents from Juab County's Fourth District Court.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Chao was charged with text message or email automobile homicide Tuesday after the investigation into the crash was finished.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of automobile

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There were earlier versions of this story that were openly mocking of Kip, versions that threw Leo under the bus for being too sly; versions that were too overtly political; versions with ghosts that didn’t need to be there, and so on.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
His thoughts postgame weren’t on boarding a bus for the 2-hour, 15-minute ride back to southeast Kansas.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

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Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Latest from the show floor Stern’s latest offering, Fallout, stood near the entrance of a convention floor packed with the latest machines from manufacturers like Jersey Jack, Barrels of Fun, Spooky Pinball, and others.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

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