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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
Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement But an unnamed fellow Boy Scout trooper also told NBC News that the suspect did sometimes voice his political opinions, recounting a conversation a few years back about migrant caravans entering the country.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 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
These connections raise the possibility that people were following camels across the desert on winter migrations, says archaeologist and study co-author Ceri Shipton, who was excavating the site, known as Jebel Misma, when his team spotted a spectacular caravan of camel carvings on May 14, 2023.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement But an unnamed fellow Boy Scout trooper also told NBC News that the suspect did sometimes voice his political opinions, recounting a conversation a few years back about migrant caravans entering the country.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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The car is the first of Ford's Heritage fleet, which is Ford's private vehicle collection, to ever go up for sale to the public.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Erickson said that Russia has demonstrated an ability to adapt to sanctions, particularly through its shadow fleet and complex re-routing networks and so the real test will be whether this limits Moscow's capacity to monetize crude in the future.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The video also showed Singletary arriving in front of his trailer for his first day on set, expressing his excitement to be a part of the film.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Deacon and his wife bought the three-hundred-acre ranch during the pandemic and are trying to make a go of it, renting out two trailers and a couple of bare campsites.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Using tongs, transfer chicken to serving platter and tent with aluminum foil.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Thaw overnight in the fridge and reheat. Don’t skip tenting the ake with foil after 25 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Another convoy helps him to the sideline.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mangione started backpacking in Asia in early 2024, according to the outlet.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some visitors bring multiple vehicles and set up a shuttle at both ends for a point-to-point hike, and others backpack the full canyon, camping along the way.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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