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
Carol L. Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
India will receive a preferential tariff rate quota on automobile parts and generic pharmaceuticals.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
For nearly three years, Dillard combed private databases, accessing records of 911 calls made during automobile accidents, officials said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In the early years of the automobile age, the quiet hum of electric motors, not the explosion of gasoline, seemed inevitable.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
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Voluntary export restraints on Japanese automobiles in the 1980s gave Detroit a brief reprieve but accelerated its decline.
—Carol L. Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
India will receive a preferential tariff rate quota on automobile parts and generic pharmaceuticals.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
For nearly three years, Dillard combed private databases, accessing records of 911 calls made during automobile accidents, officials said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In the early years of the automobile age, the quiet hum of electric motors, not the explosion of gasoline, seemed inevitable.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
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Or in the unassuming Chinese mansions found down nondescript alleys of car parts and old lanterns in central Talat Noi.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lopez sped along Savannah streets, with the ICE agents in pursuit, until colliding with another car driven by a schoolteacher at a busy intersection.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Molecular motion drives repair In earlier animal studies, a single injection 24 hours after severe injury enabled mice to regain the ability to walk within weeks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised the public to secure loose outdoor items, watch for falling branches, and use caution while driving or walking.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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His members include special education and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and bus drivers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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But just months into walking away from his writing métier, Winslow discovered, somewhat to his surprise, the same creative urgings that long served to motor his craft.—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then, a machine-learning system decodes the visual patterns back into digital data.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The pioneering program started with a fleet of black and white robots from Starship Technologies tooling around the campus at the University of Illinois Chicago.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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It is equipped with XT-4 tooling such as a full-length Agile Chassis Skeleton, Quicklace closure, and dual density EVA cushioning in the midsole.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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