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a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Recent Examples of automobiles
Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Steel and automobiles stand out.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
By the 1920s, beekeepers were moving their bees across state lines by automobiles and trains.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The Great Wealth Transfer won’t just see money change hands, but automobiles as well.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 May 2026
The world’s transportation system—planes, trains, and automobiles—will lean heavily on liquid gold for decades.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In 1918, when automobiles were still a luxury most Americans could only admire from the sidewalk, Hertz was founded on the idea that freedom of movement wasn’t a privilege.
—Gil West, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Both cameras have extremely sticky tracking systems that focus on the eyes of people, wildlife, pets, and insects, as well as inanimate subjects like trains, planes, automobiles, and motorbikes.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
Wilshire believed that automobiles were the future.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Noun
Planes, trains, and automobiles have been joined by trams, taxis, ships, tractors, and more.
—Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Steel and automobiles stand out.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
By the 1920s, beekeepers were moving their bees across state lines by automobiles and trains.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The Great Wealth Transfer won’t just see money change hands, but automobiles as well.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 May 2026
The world’s transportation system—planes, trains, and automobiles—will lean heavily on liquid gold for decades.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026
In 1918, when automobiles were still a luxury most Americans could only admire from the sidewalk, Hertz was founded on the idea that freedom of movement wasn’t a privilege.
—Gil West, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Both cameras have extremely sticky tracking systems that focus on the eyes of people, wildlife, pets, and insects, as well as inanimate subjects like trains, planes, automobiles, and motorbikes.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
Wilshire believed that automobiles were the future.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobiles
Noun
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Both drivers climbed from their cars and walked to an ambulance for a trip to the track’s infield care center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Su noted that solid-state batteries will play a central role in enabling the next generation of flying cars by delivering both the energy density required for longer flight ranges and the safety standards needed for commercial operations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The scenario might be to treat 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 59th, 125th, and maybe the streets leading to the transverse drives across the park this way, giving them over to buses and bikes with some street-dining structures and greenery to boot.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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That rapid glucose spike drives insulin up and can contribute to metabolic stress over time.—
Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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As robots grow more capable and AI more sophisticated, a growing chorus of researchers contends that machines can go further, do more, and take on greater risk – all at a fraction of the cost of keeping a human alive in orbit.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 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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Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Automobiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobiles. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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