as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
this old bus is still running—but barely
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Recent Examples of bus
Fortune, 6 Sep. 2025
The younger Hoang grew up busing tables and scrubbing dishes in the family business.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Public dollars for busing private students Advocates for public education argue Ohio’s transportation mandates are inflexible, vague and expensive.
—Fortune, 6 Sep. 2025
The younger Hoang grew up busing tables and scrubbing dishes in the family business.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Continue reading … CRIME MAGNET – Washington Post rips Democratic Socialist's costly bus proposal for New Yorkers.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bus
Noun
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But leasing a new car offers another option considering that lease payments are generally lower than new car payments.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … WHEEL CRAZY – Airport rental car staff are caught violating safety rules.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The starting price for the 3500 chassis cabs $49,285 including delivery charge, about $1,700 less than the 2024 model.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2024
Noun
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Trump’s threat followed Beijing’s tightening of its control on rare earths, a group of critical minerals essential in the production of a wide range of electronics, automobiles and semiconductors.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Names from Delahaye to Bugatti to Mercedes to Buick all created two-door hardtops that would help define them as builders of high-end automobiles for years to come.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.—
Chris Arnold,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once a machine-learning model is trained on this data, identifying a person takes only a few seconds.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Another five roaches lay dead under the front counter espresso machine.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Petrino has coached Western Kentucky, Louisville and Missouri State since he was fired by the Razorbacks for off-field reasons in the spring of 2012.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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And now, a deep breath and on to Minnesota, where Nebraska last won in 2015, when Riley’s Huskers beat a squad coached by Tracy Claeys.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Big Ten and the SEC can spin their wheels in figuring out how much by which to expand the Playoff.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Lions, who enter this game riding a four-game winning streak, rank among the most balanced teams in the league.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Famously, of course, Bianca Jagger rode a white horse there at her birthday party.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bus. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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