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
Elsewhere, German autos giant BMW said Thursday that net profit for 2025 exceeded 7 billion euros, slightly above the consensus estimate compiled by LSEG.
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Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Multiple independent analyses found that manufacturers shed tens of thousands of jobs in 2025, with durable goods—autos, appliances, and electronics—hit hardest.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
State Farm provides insurance for autos, homes and small businesses and has nearly 97 million policyholders.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 27 Feb. 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
Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Multiple independent analyses found that manufacturers shed tens of thousands of jobs in 2025, with durable goods—autos, appliances, and electronics—hit hardest.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 5 Mar. 2026
State Farm provides insurance for autos, homes and small businesses and has nearly 97 million policyholders.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 27 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos
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Trees and tree limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and William Byron finished second and third in Chevrolets; JGR drivers Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs were fourth and fifth to give JGR three cars in the top-five.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Long-term, as reflected in Singapore’s wise priority setting, automobiles are yesterday; public transportation and walking are today and tomorrow.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even automobiles, such as the streamlined Bugatti Coupe and Chrysler Airflow, could embody the Art Deco era.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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The department also coordinates with Metro’s public transit system to reroute buses around the caravan and implement subway station closures, Sweeney adds.—
Brett Berk,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Achieving a true quantum advantage in chemistry will likely require breakthroughs in both hardware and algorithms before quantum computers can surpass classical machines on these fundamental molecular calculations.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Attempts by aldermen to ban video gambling machines from their wards were struck down by colleagues yesterday in a rare rebuke of the control council members have over vice and other issues in their neighborhoods.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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