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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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
The lower water levels were obvious as Balken led a caravan of two pontoon boats up the reservoir’s main channel on May 11.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 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
To find out more about the caravan, check out the full story here.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
The lower water levels were obvious as Balken led a caravan of two pontoon boats up the reservoir’s main channel on May 11.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 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 dimensions are large enough to accommodate vessels up to the size of Norway’s famous Coastal Route ships, including the Hurtigruten fleet.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Retrofitting the aircraft for the presidential fleet was also expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Officials said golden mussels spread primarily by attaching to boats, trailers and equipment moved between waterways.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Firefighters are also offloading the trailer to get full access to its contents and confirm everything is completely out, according to DeKalb Fire Rescue.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Bake in preheated oven until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbling around edges, about 25 to 30 minutes, tenting with foil if needed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Transfer the steaks to a serving platter and tent with foil.—
Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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One such convoy, organized by the Order of Malta, a Catholic lay religious order, arrived Thursday bearing emergency livestock feed and supplies for farmers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Every battery, fuel convoy, generator, and charging station deployed to the battlefield creates a logistical burden.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Finding the modern backpacking stove market unfit for its hard-charging, bushwhacking, peak-scrambling hunts, Colorado's Roughridge Stove Co. determined to make a tougher, more inextinguishable breed of all-in-one backcountry cook system.—
C.C. Weiss
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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The Soho location is one of the 11 REI shops that have unionized in the past few years, and its closure will leave a gaping hole in the market for the city’s gearheads looking to try on climbing shoes or find an ultralight tent for their next backpacking trip.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
26 May 2026
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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