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
In Switzerland, Musk and BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink had a wide-ranging conversation that saw Musk making promises about humanoid robots, SpaceX mega-rockets and rapid expansion of autonomous autos.
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Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
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—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The tariffs included a baseline 10% tariff on almost all imports, higher country-specific rates for many trading partners, and additional sector-specific tariffs on autos, steel, and aluminum.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Musk departed from OpenAI's board in 2018 after trying to convince Altman to let his autos business, Tesla, acquire the AI nonprofit.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
If the tariff rates were the same, the two countries would be on equal footing and the market would determine which country’s autos sold the most.
—Mike Patton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Model 3 and Model Y Teslas were the first EVs to crack the list of the world's bestselling autos, a milestone in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
That had, at least temporarily, given many industries, especially autos and agriculture, a major sigh of relief.
—David Goldman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
The tariffs included a baseline 10% tariff on almost all imports, higher country-specific rates for many trading partners, and additional sector-specific tariffs on autos, steel, and aluminum.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Musk departed from OpenAI's board in 2018 after trying to convince Altman to let his autos business, Tesla, acquire the AI nonprofit.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
If the tariff rates were the same, the two countries would be on equal footing and the market would determine which country’s autos sold the most.
—Mike Patton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Model 3 and Model Y Teslas were the first EVs to crack the list of the world's bestselling autos, a milestone in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
That had, at least temporarily, given many industries, especially autos and agriculture, a major sigh of relief.
—David Goldman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos
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Yes, there is a cat with two heads, but that is Brazil in 1977, from the décor to the clothing to the cars to the atmosphere.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Images from the scene show damaged cars stopped next to tractor trailers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Getty Images At Davos 2026, global leaders spoke about artificial intelligence the way their predecessors spoke about railroads, electricity, automobiles and the internet.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Europe softened its goal for all vehicles to have zero emissions by 2035 at the urging of automakers, but its new target is still a 90% cut in automobiles’ carbon dioxide emissions by 2035.—
Hengrui Liu,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2026
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Attacks on security posts in Balincha, Tump and Kharan districts were thwarted, while in Pasni and Gwadar, insurgents attempted to abduct passengers traveling on buses along highways, police said.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Local property taxes pay for school buildings, maintenance, repairs, heating, cooling, lighting, cyber security and buses, among other things, Anderson said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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This launch represents a significant step toward turning robots into universal, upgradable machines capable of performing diverse tasks in homes and workplaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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MacBooks have a reputation for being premium machines — and for a very good reason.—
Keumars Afifi-Sabet,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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