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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
Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
Supporters caravaned along Helena’s downtown, honking horns.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
As dusk falls, camel caravans fade into dunes, and stars ignite above the oasis palms.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
Some people call it crazy, but this has been part of my healing process, not only for me, but especially in the last dozen or so caravans, they’ve really been focused on connecting to other cold case families and giving them a voice.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
As dusk falls, camel caravans fade into dunes, and stars ignite above the oasis palms.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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While Quark primarily operates in the polar regions, the company expands to subpolar destinations during the shoulder seasons, before the fleet repositions to the other side of the globe.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Japanese Defense Ministry document dated October 2024 shows that a fleet of three Global Hawk drones was deployed at Yokota Air Base in Japan in May 2023.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Following the teaser trailer for Emerald Fennell’s very steamy Wuthering Heights, eagle-eyed fans remarked on the (somewhat inaccurate) historical dress, which ranged from Oktoberfest dirndl-core to Vivienne Westwood-esque wedding gowns.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Flip the chicken and cook for 4 to 8 minutes more, until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Remove the basket from the air fryer, tent the chicken with foil, and let stand for 5 minutes.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Naya Create’s unique hinged split design means each half of the keyboard can be independently adjusted by up to 27 degrees of tenting.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Reliever Jonathan Bowlan — who became a full-time reliever this season — made the spot start before giving way to a convoy of pitchers.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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If jamming a head of state’s flight is possible, so is disrupting a humanitarian airlift, a naval convoy, or a swarm of autonomous drones.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Did Fred also attach himself to that backpack off camera?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Alec Luhn, a climate journalist who has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Guardian, was on a four-day solo backpacking trip in southern Norway’s Folgefonna National Park when disaster struck.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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