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

But local government officials are warning that the proposal, if approved, would leave cities and counties with less money to pay for essential services, including fire-rescue, mosquito control, buses, parks and public hospitals like Jackson. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Many are dealing with buses running late, excessively long rides, and some have no bus route at all. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 By that point, the room was mostly empty, as Schwarber’s teammates had left for the buses back to the team hotel. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In Portsmouth, a group of far-right agitators first attempted to stop lifeboats from bringing the migrants onshore before seeking to block buses from taking the asylum seekers to a processing facility. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 The move puts the agency at odds with a California Air Resources Board requirement that all transit agencies operate only zero-emission buses by 2040. — Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 People have also been known to get bites at movie theaters, while traveling via buses, trains, planes, rideshares and other less common ways. — Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026 Further, the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express earns 3% cash back* on transit, including rideshares, taxis, parking, tolls, buses or trains. — Dan Avery,lily Wolfson, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buses

Noun

Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
At a memorial for one of the men, cars were smashed into each other in a field and set alight.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cars

Verb

Founder David Vargas coaches members — the gym is men-only — on everything from their diets to their relationships with their families.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
Shane, who also coaches the junior varsity girls’ soccer team, is enjoying a return to the coaching ranks.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of coaches

Noun

Trusting non-human drivers more While technological advances in automobiles have improved safety for drivers and passengers, that isn’t the case for road-sharing cyclists.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The property was replaced as an entrance to the park when automobiles replaced stagecoaches.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 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

These pioneers fully expected that machines would one day surpass humans—that AGI would become ASI, or artificial superintelligence—because there’s no reason to expect that humans are the pinnacle of intelligence.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Strength training involves using weights, machines, resistance bands, or even your own body weight to provide the mechanical stimulus muscles need to maintain or build strength.

— Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of machines

Noun

Elimar, the ground floor restaurant, buzzes at breakfast with a spectacular spread including giant wheels of parmesan and sides of prosciutto, fruit, egg and pancake stations, and a gluten-free section.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The plane remained airborne without flaring the nose to force the wheels onto the ground.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheels

Verb

There’s optimism Kansas could have an underrated defense, TCU cruises to a relative easy 30-plus points.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
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

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