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automobile

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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of automobile
Noun
The tariffs issued on steel, aluminum and automobiles are unaffected by the ruling. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 Beijing has been steadily deepening its presence in Brazil through investments in critical areas such as energy, agriculture and food security, defense, advanced technology, automobile manufacturing, a joint satellite program, and strategic infrastructure such as ports. Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025 The company came under fire in August for a video of a collision test between the Li i8 and a truck from Dongfeng Liuzhou, another automobile company, which some netizens claimed had unfair test conditions. Victoria Yeo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025 Travel assistance Attending college far from home means that students will take planes, trains or automobiles to return home for holidays and other special events. Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for automobile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
Noun
  • The vehicle that Routh had fled in — the black Nissan Xterra — also bore a license plate that was not registered to the car, according to the court filing.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The cause of the accident was not immediately known, although the car appeared to have derailed, which a source from the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment told local media may have been caused by a loose cable leading to brake failure.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Police reported the suspect got into an awaiting black SUV driven by a second suspect, and the pair fled the scene.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But there is also a deeper democratic malaise driven by his reluctance to heed the message delivered at the ballot box.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the WellChild Awards in London on Monday, May 8, Harry, 40, chatted with 13-year-old Grace Tutt, a Special Recognition winner who uses a wheelchair following a bus crash.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In February, more than 40 people were killed in southern Mexico when a bus traveling to Tabasco from the tourist city of Cancun hit a trailer truck and caught fire.
    Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It was realized moments later when Tigers running back Jamal Roberts motored 63 yards for a cushion-building touchdown.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To customize the heat and airflow settings, simply press the buttons on the machine.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Lloyd’s character was given a new lease on life years ago by Isaac, who created a machine that suspends Orloff’s head in liquid and supports its life without his body.
    Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many employees may not be aware of the dangers associated with feeding GenAI tools sensitive data.
    Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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