automobiles 1 of 2

plural of automobile

automobiles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of automobile
as in drives
to travel by a motorized vehicle would rather automobile across the country than fly over it at 35,000 feet

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Recent Examples of automobiles
Noun
Trusting non-human drivers more While technological advances in automobiles have improved safety for drivers and passengers, that isn’t the case for road-sharing cyclists. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The property was replaced as an entrance to the park when automobiles replaced stagecoaches. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026 Trump has threatened to also double tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from Canada from 25% to 50%. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Everything is getting more expensive, and that includes automobiles. Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 His early-season performances helped secure some dubs for those managers who saw the available opportunity in Tampa and who know that Ohio State mints exceptional wide receivers as Mercedes churns out exceptional automobiles. Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The widespread rollout of automobiles around the turn of the 20th century made that option more readily available. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Architecture, automobiles, and commercial environments make claims on people who have no part in choosing them. Debbie Millman, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
These go-tos make trains, planes, and automobiles far less stressful. Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobiles
Noun
  • Assigning officers to walk in community beat patrols instead of driving around in cars.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The cast seems to have mostly met on the train or in shared cars to the castle.
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Sandra Lim, The Curious Thing While there is an undercurrent of a breakup throughout this collection, particularly in the third section, what drives this book is a reorientation of the self in the world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Speakers noted the Republican nominee's oil and gas investments as the energy sector amasses profits while the Iran war drives up fuel costs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But local government officials are warning that the proposal, if approved, would leave cities and counties with less money to pay for essential services, including fire-rescue, mosquito control, buses, parks and public hospitals like Jackson.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Many are dealing with buses running late, excessively long rides, and some have no bus route at all.
    Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Even most CEOs don’t have a full picture of which AI tools their teams are using.
    Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • These pioneers fully expected that machines would one day surpass humans—that AGI would become ASI, or artificial superintelligence—because there’s no reason to expect that humans are the pinnacle of intelligence.
    George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Strength training involves using weights, machines, resistance bands, or even your own body weight to provide the mechanical stimulus muscles need to maintain or build strength.
    Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Automobiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobiles. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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