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as in stagecoaches
a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers
a museum with a large collection of beautiful, old carriages
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Recent Examples of carriages
One of the biggest appeals of the train ride is the open carriages on the route, which allow passengers to sit and enjoy the fresh air.
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Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Then, one of the carriages snaps out of place and rams into another.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Across much of Europe until the 20th century, these cabin-like compartments would carry voyaging nobles over oceans and mountains in ‘bed carriages’ aboard ships and trains.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The carriages have long been scrutinized for what critics say amounts to inhumane treatment of horses and safety issues for cab drivers and bystanders, especially when a thousand-pound animal gets spooked and charges.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
As the carriages rolled through the estate toward Windsor Castle, the sound of hooves echoed against the walls of Windsor, which was founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century and has been home to 40 monarchs since then.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
The latest generation of carriages can include private mini-suites, quieter cabins, and better showers, all of which have transformed the night train experience.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Its two yellow carriages, dating back to the 1920s, feature vintage wooden benches, brass fittings, and dials.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Then, one of the carriages snaps out of place and rams into another.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Mackinac Island will be busy through the end of October when things slow down, most of the 600 horses pulling carriages are taken off the island to a farm in northern Michigan to chill out over the winter and most of the hotels and bed and breakfasts close up for the season.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Across much of Europe until the 20th century, these cabin-like compartments would carry voyaging nobles over oceans and mountains in ‘bed carriages’ aboard ships and trains.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The carriages have long been scrutinized for what critics say amounts to inhumane treatment of horses and safety issues for cab drivers and bystanders, especially when a thousand-pound animal gets spooked and charges.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
As the carriages rolled through the estate toward Windsor Castle, the sound of hooves echoed against the walls of Windsor, which was founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th century and has been home to 40 monarchs since then.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
The latest generation of carriages can include private mini-suites, quieter cabins, and better showers, all of which have transformed the night train experience.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Its two yellow carriages, dating back to the 1920s, feature vintage wooden benches, brass fittings, and dials.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriages
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Many of your viral clips lambast Republicans over their stances on everything from immigration to MAGA.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The pop star has been more vocal in recent years about her political stances, including endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent presidential election.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Historian-folklorist Adrienne Mayor reminds us that the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata already envision mechanical warriors and self-moving chariots forged by the engineer-god Viśvakarma.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight's crew as an enforcer.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Attacks have been reported on all the major ridesharing apps in Mexico, as well as in metered cabs.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Friend and its advertisements, at the moment, can be better understood as installation art than as a business, a performance instead of a product—an attempt to prod public attitudes toward AI, but perhaps not direct them.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
6 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Levada Center simply documents public attitudes using statistics.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The concept has never been tested in the real world, and the unfathomable risks include the danger that cables could snap, causing entire rigs to capsize in storms, creating debris fields along the Pacific Coast.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, the space does provide devices to use, from pipes and papers to volcano vaporizers and dab rigs.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Carriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriages. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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