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as in trailer
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California
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as in to tent
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Recent Examples of caravan
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
At one point, a new pain clinic opened in Broward every 72 hours as out-of-state caravans of cars, trucks and vans loaded up with pills slated for street sales.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Meanwhile, Dean Estabrook tailed the bus full of his Yuba City High School choir students from his personal car, a two-vehicle caravan en route to a choral exchange in the Bay Area.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
At one point, a new pain clinic opened in Broward every 72 hours as out-of-state caravans of cars, trucks and vans loaded up with pills slated for street sales.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Verb
Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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The fiscal year 2027 update, released May 12, calls for a fleet of 450 vessels by 2031, consisting of 299 warships, 68 auxiliary ships, and 83 unmanned robotic vessels.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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In a statement, Lee Gordon, a spokesperson for Brunswick Corporation, which owns Freedom Boat Club, where the boat was docked, confirmed to PEOPLE that the vessel was part of its fleet.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Woods clipped the back of the truck's trailer, causing the golfer's SUV to tip on its side, authorities said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Annual trailers and print ads — including a long-running presence in The Hollywood Reporter’s Cannes Dailies — have turned Oldenburg into a fixture of festival-circuit conversation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean or with just some moist crumbs, 45 to 50 minutes, loosely tenting with aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning, if needed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.—
Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Though our traveling party was relatively large with a dozen guests and several guides, the experience felt intimate, since we were divided up into a convoy of Land Rovers.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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When their convoy is brutally ambushed, they are left handcuffed together and, on the run, forcing her to put her life in his hands.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Riding boots in a range of sizes, straw sun hats, water bottle slings, and backpacks aplenty hang in the entrance hall, rain ponchos are tucked into the boot of each truck and sunscreen, soap suds, and insect repellent line the bathroom sink.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Martha and Joost have been backpacking solo in China for months.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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