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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
Reuters, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Just enjoy the 60-plus bands on 10 stages or the caravan of food trucks that’ll be parked on South First Street between San Salvador and Reed streets.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
Supporters caravaned along Helena’s downtown, honking horns.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Recent months have seen an escalation of attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars of Jewish community members across the country, including the discovery of a caravan laden with explosives with a list of Jewish targets in Sydney.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Just enjoy the 60-plus bands on 10 stages or the caravan of food trucks that’ll be parked on South First Street between San Salvador and Reed streets.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
Supporters caravaned along Helena’s downtown, honking horns.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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Trump has said the plane would be used solely by the Department of Defense during the transition to a new fleet of presidential aircraft and would later be donated to his presidential library.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
12 May 2025
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While Turkey has the third largest F-16 fleet in the world, Israel has the second.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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This final trailer opens with Eve looking up while directly in Wick's crosshairs.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library received $3,000 for tenting and fumigation for termite extermination.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Bake in oven until cookie is golden brown on top and set around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes, tenting loosely with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, if needed.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yet a shattering tragedy at around the film’s mid-point upsets that trajectory entirely, as their convoy of cars become stationary, and confrontations with mortality must be sought.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Driving a suburban family people mover, Luis obediently joins the shabby convoy of converted trucks heading away from the rave scene.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
Verb
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These days, there’s no shortage of packable, lightweight sleeping pads to make sure no peas (or pebbles) ever disturb your slumber on your next backpacking trip.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 May 2025
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Morii Outdoors travels a bit farther back in coffee's life cycle, reusing the byproducts of roasting as a natural firestarter medium for camping, backpacking, outdoor survival and just good ol' backyard cookouts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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