as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Recent Examples of automobile
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Geely Automobile Holdings, which owns many automobile brands including Volvo Cars, is a majority stakeholder in Zeekr.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Detroit’s rise and fall Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the country, home to America’s automobile industry.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Brothers André and Édouard Michelin founded their tire company in 1889 in central France with a bold vision for the future of the French automobile industry, at a time when there were fewer than 3,000 cars in the country.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Humanity has developed a lot of new technologies in the past 150 years—powered flight, automobiles, electric lights, radio, television, the telephone, motion pictures, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Geely Automobile Holdings, which owns many automobile brands including Volvo Cars, is a majority stakeholder in Zeekr.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Detroit’s rise and fall Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the country, home to America’s automobile industry.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Brothers André and Édouard Michelin founded their tire company in 1889 in central France with a bold vision for the future of the French automobile industry, at a time when there were fewer than 3,000 cars in the country.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
Noun
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The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Plaut aims to simplify the flying experience by utilizing software that mirrors a car rather than a traditional airplane.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As previously reported by Fox News Digital, the unrest has been driven by a mix of economic desperation and political anger.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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While there are some other small new concessions in the CBA that will help players make ends meet (such as getting access to health benefits in the offseason), to hear ECHLers explain their strike vote, the pay bump was never the driving force.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Investigators determined that four teenage boys were waiting for a bus at the Transit Mall when they were accosted by two young adult men wearing ski masks and dark clothing.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Wall Street motored higher through a remarkably calm summer thanks to euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology and strong profit reports from companies.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No one could trace the secret roots of Skinny Pedro’s devotion to the world of machines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes rats chew the machines' wires or an explosion causes more serious damage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Once, before kids, my husband and I ponied up for a convertible that was perfect for tooling around sunny Naples.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2025
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But Theobald tooled the Zephyrs’ block, pushing the Tigers over the line with a 25-22 set 4 win.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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