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 The nation has ambitious goals of ramping up existing pharmaceutical and leather industries, and even moving into autos, medical devices, and semiconductors. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 High-tech goods such as semiconductors and autos have helped fuel its rising shipments overseas. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Cramer pointed to finance, housing, utilities, entertainment, retail, autos and industrials as sectors where companies or their customers depend heavily on credit. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 But more tariffs are set to take effect on Canadian autos in January. — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Easier discussions will be held around tariffs and agricultural products like soybeans, while AI, autos, technology and e-commerce will feature on the agenda, said the official, who asked for anonymity to discuss private conversations. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026 Trade wars generally involve big economic sectors such as autos, energy, agriculture, tech and precious metals, but rarely does the discussion turn to sport. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos

Noun

In a separate interview, Sundwall homed in on cars and economic impact, outlining efficiency honed through the methods of private business, as well as total spending transparency.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Other common violations include washing cars at home, filling pools and power washing, which are all disallowed.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cars

Noun

People have been wishing for flying cars since the earliest days of flight and automobiles.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
They were designed to combat the carbon emissions of gas-guzzling automobiles, and conspicuous consumption is at odds with saving the planet.

— Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of automobiles

Noun

All fare enforcement teams will be pulled off of city buses until the MTA can investigate two allegations of improper use of force, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said Thursday.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Shuttle buses will replace service between Merchandise Mart and Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of buses

Noun

Combining two reactor designs The research will focus on combining tokamaks and stellarators, two different types of machines designed to harness nuclear fusion for clean energy.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
True, Ishiguro’s 2021 sci-fi novel was prescient in anticipating a loneliness epidemic that would put us under the thrall of machines programmed to approximate human conversation.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026