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noun

ˈbəs How to pronounce bus (audio)
Definition of busnext
as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels this old bus is still running—but barely

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bus

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verb

as in to cab

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Recent Examples of bus
Noun
During three different stops Thursday on his Senate campaign’s bus tour through redder, rural areas of this swing state, El-Sayed and Ocasio-Cortez drew crowds that showed notable star power. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Children were taken by bus to a nearby church serving as a reunification center for families. — Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
Plenty of tour companies will bus you up. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 People bus in from surrounding neighborhoods and towns. — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bus
  1. car
  2. cab
  3. automobile
  4. motor
  5. machine
  6. ride
  7. wheels
  8. coach
Noun
  • The tax rate for car leases would remain at 15%, while leases for film production equipment would see their tax reduced to 11%.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Modern vehicles are computers on wheels, communicating with your smartphone, other cars, satellites, and cloud servers to navigate, entertain, and even drive for you.
    — Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of car
Verb
  • 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.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • Christine Chao, 44, of Rosemead, was charged with second-degree felony text messaging or email automobile homicide on Tuesday for the June 12 crash in Juab County, Utah, according to documents from Juab County's Fourth District Court.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Chao was charged with text message or email automobile homicide Tuesday after the investigation into the crash was finished.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of automobile
Verb
  • Varma holed out in the outfield in Ahmed’s final over, but Varma motored to his 21-ball half-century by clubbing 15 runs of the fast bowler’s final four balls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the shimmying visit, the mystery of who killed Victor is expected to motor the sophomore season’s overarching storyline, including digging into people from the corrupt politician’s shady past.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of motor
Noun
  • Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Latest from the show floor Stern’s latest offering, Fallout, stood near the entrance of a convention floor packed with the latest machines from manufacturers like Jersey Jack, Barrels of Fun, Spooky Pinball, and others.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of machine
Verb
  • And with Large opening this October, there is suddenly a very good reason to ride line 9 all the way to the end.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The only question is how long to ride the AI bets without leaving money on the table.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of ride
Noun
  • The vehicle then rotated in midair and landed back on its wheels.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Other times, a bike maker can slap on a new paint job, a different set of wheels and a cushier seat, and somehow end up with a bike that sells like hotcakes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of wheels
Verb
  • Wood said that Lambert wouldn’t take her volleyball coaching pay in her first year so the money could be used for scholarships for players who couldn’t afford to play instead.
    — Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Osasuna defeated Racing Santander 2-0 as Jagoba Arrasate coached his first game since returning to Osasuna.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of coach

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