as in automobile
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car
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Recent Examples of car
Located in Albuquerque’s suburban Loma del Rey neighborhood, the single-story house spans roughly 1,910 square feet with four bedrooms, one bath, an attached two-car garage, and a backyard pool with a covered patio.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026
There were eight of us crammed into two cars, a mix of college friends and plus-ones, all headed west from Boston.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
The assistant will, however, begin listening from the moment customers pull up to place their orders until the point when their cars drive away.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
The cars automakers are designing today will be sold under the next president, who might rewrite the greenhouse gas rules.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026
There were eight of us crammed into two cars, a mix of college friends and plus-ones, all headed west from Boston.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
The assistant will, however, begin listening from the moment customers pull up to place their orders until the point when their cars drive away.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
The cars automakers are designing today will be sold under the next president, who might rewrite the greenhouse gas rules.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for car
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Apartments and condos are available for retirees to rent at a low price, and most residents get around on motorbikes or golf carts, saving the expense of an automobile.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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As automobile production transformed Detroit into one of the wealthiest industrial cities in the country, fortunes made in manufacturing financed the construction of grand estates throughout neighborhoods such as Palmer Woods and Boston-Edison.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The violence captured on cellphone videos and shared around the globe – buses burning, gas stations attacked, military helicopters flying overhead – wasn’t just happening in remote rural towns long plagued by drug violence.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The traffic, bachelorette party buses and more inelegant tourists are far out of sight and view from up here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Big fun will arrive in tiny packages at the eighth annual Dairy Block Petite Parade, which plays off Mardi Gras and features miniature floats built from a shoebox base, and pulled on wheels.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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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,
26 Feb. 2026
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Created during the era of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, the United Front has since morphed under present day leader Xi Jinping into a vast propaganda and influence machine designed to pressure citizens at home and overseas to support Chinese Communist Party (CCP) policies.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The first, the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance auto festival, is slated to run Friday through Sunday, April 24-26, for its 20th year.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Like many in the auto industry, Sonic Automotive is warning that sooner or later, prices will rise or automakers will start cutting features to stabilize costs.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/car. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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