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noun

ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbēl How to pronounce automobile (audio)
Definition of automobilenext
as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels browsed online for used automobiles for sale

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verb

as in to drive
to travel by a motorized vehicle would rather automobile across the country than fly over it at 35,000 feet

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Recent Examples of automobile
Noun
In a field packed with extraordinary machinery from around the world, an American automobile more than 90 years old took home Monterey’s biggest trophy. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Western Auto was a retail chain based in Kansas City that supplied automobile parts. — Rashad Alexander august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
These go-tos make trains, planes, and automobiles far less stressful. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for automobile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
  1. car
  2. drive
  3. bus
  4. motor
  5. machine
  6. tool
Noun
  • Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some residents of Gary, a Rust Belt city on the shore of Lake Michigan, around 25 miles southeast of Chicago, described people sleeping in their running cars with the air conditioning on to get some relief from the heat.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of car
Verb
  • As such, this is meant to be a workhorse that's also enjoyable to drive.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The song has a driving bass line and would be interesting to perform with a live band.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of drive
Noun
  • The Elvevelds bought and gutted an old, assisted living bus and turned it into a rolling plant store for farmers markets, festivals and events all over the state.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Drivers should remain stopped until the arm is retracted and the bus begins moving again.
    — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of bus
Verb
  • Owen Caissie was hit by a pitch and motored to third on Mack’s single.
    — August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
Definition of motor
Noun
  • The pace of improvement in AI models has led many observers to predict that human intelligence may soon be overtaken by the cognitive capacity of machines.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • China has a virtual monopoly on these minerals, which are critical to making everything from cars and jet engines to smartphones and even the dye used in MRI machines.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of machine
Verb
  • One of the industry’s biggest challenges is tooling, as manufacturers must design, fabricate, and qualify physical dies and molds before production can begin.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Hig spends his days tooling around in an old Cessna, looking for supplies, survivors or signs of life, trying to stay ahead of scavengers known as Reapers, when he is drawn outside the perimeter and finds Cima (Margaret Qualley).
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 30 July 2026
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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