Thesaurus results for AUTOS

autos

noun

plural of auto

as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before

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Recent Examples of autos Known for being highly conductive, copper has wide applications across electronics, housing and autos. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 The president still plans to hike tariffs on Canadian autos in January, the official said, unless the countries can reach an agreement before then. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026 China said its exports jumped 25% year-on-year in August, driven by strong demand for autos and high tech items. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 As the club’s name implies, car junkies will get an opportunity to see lots of Model T’s and other antique autos from more than a century ago on display. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026 Driven out the Stoxx 50 German autos giant VW could be pushed out of the Euro Stoxx 50 later this month and be replaced by a resurgent Nokia. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Mexico, too, has taken steps toward tariff alignment over the past few years, including a major hike in December 2025 that covered Chinese steel, autos, and auto parts. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 The only former professional tennis player with a higher net worth than Federer is Ion Tiriac, who made his money in financial services, real estate, autos, and more after his playing career. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 There is a lot at stake if Ford is to rebuild long-term consumer trust in its quality, Morningstar autos analyst David Whiston said. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
At a memorial for one of the men, cars were smashed into each other in a field and set alight.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cars

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

Definition of automobiles

Noun

In Portsmouth, a group of far-right agitators first attempted to stop lifeboats from bringing the migrants onshore before seeking to block buses from taking the asylum seekers to a processing facility.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
The move puts the agency at odds with a California Air Resources Board requirement that all transit agencies operate only zero-emission buses by 2040.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of buses

Noun

The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
The difficult step is mixing different machines According to SCMP, CETC describes the ultimate objective as a heterogeneous, all-domain swarm, in which different uncrewed platforms can cooperate across air, land and sea.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026