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as in fleets
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management
a funeral caravan slowly making its way down the street
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as in trailers
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California
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Recent Examples of caravans
Tim Sullivan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The styling isn't all that radically different from what caravans are today, but it is rounded out for better aerodynamics.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
The change, which Cochrane said is an experiment, is also a concession to several external factors that make the old-school style caravans more challenging.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
During the Biden administration, massive migrant caravans primarily from Central and South America arrived in Juárez looking to cross the Rio Grande.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Palestinians have long called for mobile homes and caravans to be allowed in to protect them against living in impractical and worn-out tents.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Quiet Site This family-run campground has sites for both tents and caravans, plus pods and cabins with hotel-grade showers, fast and free Wi-Fi, a zero-waste shop, and a popular pub set in a 16th-century building.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
The January truce specified that Israel let in a number of caravans and tents.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
By the year 730, the domestic cat had arrived in China, likely hitching a ride in trading caravans along the Silk Road, according to a second study published in the journal Cell Genomics.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
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Protester caravans regularly form behind immigration convoys, creating mobile protests of anger and warning that weave through city streets.
—Tim Sullivan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The styling isn't all that radically different from what caravans are today, but it is rounded out for better aerodynamics.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
The change, which Cochrane said is an experiment, is also a concession to several external factors that make the old-school style caravans more challenging.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
During the Biden administration, massive migrant caravans primarily from Central and South America arrived in Juárez looking to cross the Rio Grande.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Palestinians have long called for mobile homes and caravans to be allowed in to protect them against living in impractical and worn-out tents.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Quiet Site This family-run campground has sites for both tents and caravans, plus pods and cabins with hotel-grade showers, fast and free Wi-Fi, a zero-waste shop, and a popular pub set in a 16th-century building.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
The January truce specified that Israel let in a number of caravans and tents.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
By the year 730, the domestic cat had arrived in China, likely hitching a ride in trading caravans along the Silk Road, according to a second study published in the journal Cell Genomics.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravans
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Humanoid has unveiled a new AI system designed to control and coordinate entire robot fleets under a single digital brain.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Salesforce’s billion-dollar ‘Agentforce’ initiative envisions companies building fleets of autonomous agents that live directly inside its CRM software.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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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,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Caravans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravans. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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