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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
Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The only visitors so early in the day were a few foreign tourists and a caravan of elderly Japanese in wheelchairs on an outing from an old-age home.
—Hazlitt, 16 July 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
Stage 19 was shortened after a mass cull of a cattle herd affected by nodular dermatitis, and fears that the Tour caravan could spread the illness throughout France.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
The only visitors so early in the day were a few foreign tourists and a caravan of elderly Japanese in wheelchairs on an outing from an old-age home.
—Hazlitt, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
Noun
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Nearly 5 million EVs are already on American roads, a figure that represents 2% of the total passenger vehicle fleet.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fleet of electric vans and cars, operated by private company Via Transportation, can carry up to four passengers at a time.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The team trained at a local rec center, outside of which two trailers functioned as the team’s facilities.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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Your ticket includes 10 vouchers redeemable for 4-ounce pours, one Coca-Cola products voucher, a DJ spinning tunes, tented food vendors and some surprises. Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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When a military convoy rumbles past, no one seems to notice.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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More than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli fire since May while seeking aid in the territory, most near the GHF sites but also near United Nations aid convoys, the U.N. human rights office said last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of his most memorable backpacking trips was inside Yosemite National Park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
8 Aug. 2025
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Alec Luhn, an Award-winning climate journalist as described on his personal website, was on a four-day solo backpacking trip in southern Norway’s Folgefonna National Park, the Washington Post, CBS News and CNN reported Tuesday, Aug. 5.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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