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
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Dozens of children at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, Massachusetts boarded buses to the World Cup to see England face Ghana on Tuesday.
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Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Littleton Public Schools was contracted to bus the students, who are nonverbal and autistic, to and from school each day.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Between long hours driving a city bus in Indianapolis, attending barbecues and playingcard games with family, Bailey has developed deep roots in his community.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Dozens of children at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, Massachusetts boarded buses to the World Cup to see England face Ghana on Tuesday.
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Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Verb
With the airspace closed, the only remotely viable solution would be to bus the players out of Iraq, but Arnold says that’s a non-starter.
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Littleton Public Schools was contracted to bus the students, who are nonverbal and autistic, to and from school each day.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bus
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Other changes cover self-driving car citations, school cellphone bans, all-gender restrooms and standardized food date labels.
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Its biggest change is the introduction of the BMW i3, a fully electric version of the car.
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The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.
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Matt Miller, the ESPN NFL Draft analyst who shared last month on social media that his left arm was amputated following an automobile accident in southern Missouri, reportedly is being investigated by the state attorney general.
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This evolution has already occurred in sectors such as automobiles, batteries, telecommunications, and consumer electronics.
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Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
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In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple.
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In the suburbs and across major cities, the buzzing machines are everywhere.
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Maybe dunking your head in a cotton candy machine, but it's been done.
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The first stage, from Paris to Lyon, is 467 kilometers long, and takes 17 hours and 45 minutes, riding both day and night.
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The specific irony of something like an Hermès HAC being categorized as hyperfeminine is that the bag was created in the late 19th century as a carryall for horse riding equipment, much like the rest of the brand’s offerings at the time.
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To turn the rudder, six cadets must man three massive wheels made of wood and copper.
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Apollo 3 will offer both bipedal and wheeled configurations, with wheels providing efficiency and regulatory compliance for initial industrial deployments, while bipedal versions target broader applications.
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Dusty May's only dream growing up was coaching high school basketball in his home state of Indiana.
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The camp is being led by Geordie Kinnear, who coaches the Charlotte Checkers, the Panthers’ AHL affiliate.
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“Bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bus. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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