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
Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Japan's trade profile with the U.S. is concentrated in exports of automobiles and high-tech electronics, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The bridal party made a grand entrance into the park by automobile with a police escort and accompanied by two brass bands.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
Like a vintage automobile that’s been kept in fine tune, this one hums like a V8, right from the turn of the key.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This comes after China suspended exports of rare minerals that U.S. companies use for automobiles, semiconductors and other high-tech products.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Japan's trade profile with the U.S. is concentrated in exports of automobiles and high-tech electronics, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
The bridal party made a grand entrance into the park by automobile with a police escort and accompanied by two brass bands.
—Jeremy Drouin, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
Like a vintage automobile that’s been kept in fine tune, this one hums like a V8, right from the turn of the key.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
Noun
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Prosecutors alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer after the couple got into an argument.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Prep Your Vehicle Make sure your car is road-trip ready.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Ontario Home Builders’ Association warned last month that tariffs and counter-tariffs on steel and aluminum products would likely drive up the costs of construction materials, making building and buying new homes more expensive, worsening the housing affordability issue.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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The study found a 6% annual decline, driven by poaching, habitat loss and weak law enforcement.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Lawyers for the Venezuelans said many have been loaded on to buses, presumably headed for the airport, without having had a realistic opportunity to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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True, the Port Authority managed to squeeze a nearly $2 billion loan out of Joe Biden’s federal government to help with the $10 billion (and rising) cost of rebuilding its bus terminal.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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The plot is motored by their deft, defiant mouths.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Beer-brewing equipment, including 12 tanks, two copper brewhouse kettles and a cooling machine, had to be brought up to the 33rd floor of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower by crane, but for guests, the epic views over the Singapore skyline are worth it.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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For those who like to keep fit, there's a fitness center with Technogym equipment, free weights, Power Plate machines, a Kinesis wall, and a Pilates corner.—
Nicole Brewer,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For Patients: Stay Informed: Research and understand which AI tools your healthcare providers are using.—
David Henkin,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
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Right now, there exists very few software tools, mostly open source by the Google team, providing early software tooling that technology teams need to start modeling.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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