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

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verb

variants or busses
present tense third-person singular of bus
as in coaches

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Recent Examples of buses
Noun
Videos show crowds trying to flee a surging wall of mud, rows of buses and trucks swept aside like toys, and bridges cracked apart and swept away. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 Transportation officials say $2 billion in federal funding is needed to deploy 1,700 extra buses and to create high-speed traffic lanes during the 2028 Summer Games. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 There still are radios, there still are buses, there still are movies. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 The district also added eight electric buses to its fleet this week, funded by a federal Clean School Bus Program award, as the district explores whether this could help save on fuel costs long term. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Southbound bus riders who typically use the transit center will instead have to board buses at a stop on Watt Avenue near Longview Drive, in front of the Sacramento Inn & Suites. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 That strategy, designed to feed riders to trains and buses while lessening dependency on cars, led to the creation of Downtown Dadeland and clusters of towers and shops now rising around transit stations. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Alternative transportation is available on the Metra Electric Line or the CTA’s Red Line, as well as PACE buses. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Express buses Express bus service features free parking and a bus from Twin Cities suburbs. — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buses
  1. cars
  2. coaches
  3. automobiles
  4. jets
  5. machines
  6. rides
  7. wheels
  8. cruises
Noun
  • Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that American negotiators had agreed to lower the current tariffs on cars and metals from 25% to 15%.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cars
Verb
  • Springer, with much of his family still in the 8-6-0, including his sister, Lena, who coaches softball at Trinity, had been mentioned as a fit for the Red Sox, or his former team, the Astros.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Hawaii's Timmy Chang and Troy's Gerad Parker move up two spots from the bottom tier after bounceback seasons, and they are joined by six second-year head coaches new to the list.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaches
Noun
  • The prime minister said that during negotiations, Canada was willing to drop certain tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Everything is getting more expensive, and that includes automobiles.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 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
  • The quirky robot is a notable departure from the more unsettling machines that typically make headlines today.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The pace of improvement in AI models has led many observers to predict that human intelligence may soon be overtaken by the cognitive capacity of machines.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of machines
Verb
  • On social media, friends of Hatam remembered her as a highly respected member of the Chicago area motorcycle community, who regularly rides the area roadways during summer nights.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Monster's extraordinary international growth, 56% in Latin America, 35% in Asia Pacific, 62% in China last quarter, rides almost entirely on Coca-Cola's existing truck routes and retail relationships.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of rides
Noun
  • Amsterdam is crowded, and cars, trams, bikers, and pedestrians seem to float by from all directions in silence … lost in the white noise of breezing through this dreamy city on two wheels.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 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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“Buses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buses. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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