Thesaurus results for BUSES

buses 1 of 2

noun

variants also busses

plural of bus

as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels this old bus is still running—but barely

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buses

2 of 2

verb

variants or busses

present tense third-person singular of bus

as in coaches

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Recent Examples of buses

Noun

Valley Vax bought ads on the sides of buses in Western Massachusetts to promote the site, with the faces and testimonials of local doctors including Snyder. — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026 The vehicles, which date back to the 1960s, resemble buses that raise to dock at concourses and lower to travel, are often packed with mostly standing passengers and move among airport traffic. — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 July 2026 Regional buses from around the area, including Denver and the airport, connect directly into this Boulder system. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 July 2026 As with any Olympics, the 15,000 athletes and 25,000 broadcasters and journalists will ride buses in dedicated lanes. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 Elsewhere, people are treating their self-driving cars more like party buses. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026 Kansas City rented more than 200 buses for its transportation system and counted more than 215,000 ConnectKC riders, including 145,000 who used the service to the stadium. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

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Noun

The corridor has the state’s highest congestion levels, seeing over 160,000 cars a day, according to NCDOT.

— DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
The department is looking to buy eight Skydio X10 drones from Axon, the same company the department contracts with to surveil cars in the city.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cars

Verb

Pulliam now coaches people in the tech industry, offering leadership coaching, executive coaching and support for career transitions.

— Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Andoni Iraola says first-team coaches Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper will be responsible for Liverpool’s set-pieces this season.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of coaches

Noun

One of the taxes in Connecticut that has been decried by critics as a nuisance is the car tax, which is a property tax on the value of automobiles that can differ sharply from town to town.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
The salt can harm fish and other wildlife, and corrode bridges and automobiles.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of automobiles

Verb

The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of jets

Noun

Where technology ends and judgment begins Management research suggests that AI adoption today is not a simple choice between humans and machines.

— Pooya Tabesh, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Once inside, the suspects smashed video poker machines with a sledgehammer and pried open an ATM, but did not leave with any money.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of machines

Noun

Indeed, the Vienna rode quite well thanks to its larger wheels, fairly wide tires, and neutral geometry.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of wheels

Verb

Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
The third main character, a livestreamer named Jake Deal, cruises the night looking for chaos while narrating to his audience.

— Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of cruises

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