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
By product categories, overall exports of semiconductors in May more than doubled year-on-year by value while autos were up almost 40%.
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Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 9 June 2026
By product categories, overall exports of semiconductors in May more than doubled year-on-year by value while autos were up almost 40%.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
For every car owner, another 50 or 60 people loved to read about autos—or so The Travel Magazine figured—if not necessarily hear endlessly about their neighbor’s new wheels.
—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
The bank, Khanna said, would provide capital to businesses trying to build or produce things critical to the national interest, whether that’s steel, autos or energy.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Televisions and autos are still uncommon.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Defense industry workers who made up the bulk of Azure Vista’s new population faced a 6-mile-minimum commute to work, and private autos were not the norm.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
This encompasses all parallels and insert parallels /75 or lower, autos /100 or lower, and case hit level inserts or rarer.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
On Sunday, April 26, enthusiasts can get up-close looks at more than 2,000 fantastic flying machines and vintage autos when this event takes over the Half Moon Bay Airport.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 9 June 2026
By product categories, overall exports of semiconductors in May more than doubled year-on-year by value while autos were up almost 40%.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
For every car owner, another 50 or 60 people loved to read about autos—or so The Travel Magazine figured—if not necessarily hear endlessly about their neighbor’s new wheels.
—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
The bank, Khanna said, would provide capital to businesses trying to build or produce things critical to the national interest, whether that’s steel, autos or energy.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Televisions and autos are still uncommon.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Defense industry workers who made up the bulk of Azure Vista’s new population faced a 6-mile-minimum commute to work, and private autos were not the norm.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
This encompasses all parallels and insert parallels /75 or lower, autos /100 or lower, and case hit level inserts or rarer.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
On Sunday, April 26, enthusiasts can get up-close looks at more than 2,000 fantastic flying machines and vintage autos when this event takes over the Half Moon Bay Airport.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos
Noun
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There were also several reports of other trees falling on houses and cars, and also of new power outages and gas leaks.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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This has led to a wave of Chinese plans to make cars in Europe.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Potential use cases include ATMs, ticketing kiosks, retail displays, museums, and automobiles, where multiple occupants could listen to different audio streams without headphones or interfering with one another.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
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The recall includes 255,404 Ford Focus automobiles, model years 2012-2018.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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The airline wound up having to charter buses to drive us the rest of the way overnight.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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As of last year in California, nearly one in four new trucks, buses and vans were zero-emission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Not all devices are evil, the toys realize, and even the best machines—like even the best toys—will eventually break down and get tossed aside for a shiny new model.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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The choir was a fitting sound for their escape sequence, which involves machines and cranes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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