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
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The increase in median income for consumers from 2000 to 2025 has greatly lagged the price increase for homes and autos.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Mexico is the number one export destination for Chinese autos, and the new rules will apply to a total of 1,400 product categories, not just cars.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s also a gym, along with a separate building for autos, boats and other things that go vroom-vroom.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Neel Mehta, a former autos analyst at Morgan Stanley, signed up to join them in 2016, when Zoox was still in stealth mode.
—Salvador Rodriguez,annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The United States and European Union on Thursday released new details of their trade agreement, including tariff levels for consumer staples like pharmaceuticals and autos.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Healthcare equipment and services, autos, and professional services also face major disruption and opportunity.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The increase in median income for consumers from 2000 to 2025 has greatly lagged the price increase for homes and autos.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Mexico is the number one export destination for Chinese autos, and the new rules will apply to a total of 1,400 product categories, not just cars.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s also a gym, along with a separate building for autos, boats and other things that go vroom-vroom.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Neel Mehta, a former autos analyst at Morgan Stanley, signed up to join them in 2016, when Zoox was still in stealth mode.
—Salvador Rodriguez,annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Read more on autos and sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The United States and European Union on Thursday released new details of their trade agreement, including tariff levels for consumer staples like pharmaceuticals and autos.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
Healthcare equipment and services, autos, and professional services also face major disruption and opportunity.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos
Noun
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Maybach built a limited number of grand and powerful cars throughout the Roaring Twenties.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Drennan, 43, grew up helping his brothers and uncles build derby cars and later competed in a few derbies himself.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Into your Ubers and into your buses and trains, planes and automobiles.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Key industries such as agriculture, construction, automobiles, energy, health care, technology and advanced industries like aerospace and bioscience face the greatest risk from higher tariffs and the potential for retaliatory tariffs abroad.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some school districts are even equipping buses with Wi-Fi hot spots or loaning devices to families, says Ellerson Ng.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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