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
Michael Martin, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
The administration isn’t driving around in fancy cars — Neville doesn’t even own an automobile and Den Herder shares one with her husband.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Amodei added existing regulations for aircraft, automobiles and drugs should serve as models for regulating AI.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The kid can wheel an automobile, and will undoubtedly be in NASCAR sooner rather than later.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Noun
But its most famous feature is the separate automobile pavilion, added in 1974 by David Haid, a student of Speyer’s.
—Michael Martin, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026
The administration isn’t driving around in fancy cars — Neville doesn’t even own an automobile and Den Herder shares one with her husband.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Amodei added existing regulations for aircraft, automobiles and drugs should serve as models for regulating AI.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The kid can wheel an automobile, and will undoubtedly be in NASCAR sooner rather than later.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
Noun
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Additionally, the building includes access to an attached garage for two cars.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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One bullet went through the hood of the car.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Ties have cooled in recent years between the two sides – while Pyongyang drove closer to Moscow.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Prosecutors say Thomas allegedly assaulted the woman on a bus prior to the incident at the restaurant.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Others threw glass objects at people and ripped bus signs and trees out of the ground.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Verb
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That company could motor to file and try to leapfrog Anthropic this summer.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Georgia had its pitching machine up higher than usual during its practice Thursday at Charles Schwab Field.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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Some machines can be reversed to blow residue away.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Add to this the onslaught of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years and the impact that tools such as large language models (LLMs) have had on the field of marketing, and you’re faced with a veritable juggling act—one that’s possibly never moved so fast in the whole history of the discipline.—
Emma Westley,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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During the parade, various NYYC members will be tooling around the Hudson, bobbing among the fleet.—
Paige Darrah,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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