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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
This park is owned by the visionary Mack Family, a manufacturer of high-quality roller coasters and dark rides, with a history dating back to 1780, when the family began building carriages.
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Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Friends With Classic Cars recently brought the community together to host a show focusing on vintage cars and horse carriages in the rebuilding of the Brightmoor neighborhood in Detroit.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Friends With Classic Cars brought the community together to host a show focusing on vintage cars and horse carriages in the rebuilding Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
On May 4, the legendary midnight blue carriages will travel south from Paris toward Pompeii and onward to the clifftop sanctuary of Caruso, a hotel also owned by Belmond, which overlooks the Amalfi Coast.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The train’s vintage carriages, originally built in France in 1929 and 1930 for the British royal family, have been meticulously restored with art deco detailing, polished mahogany paneling, and velvet and silk upholstery.
—AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Dalmatians were originally bred to guard horses and carriages, which explains their naturally protective instincts, according to the AKC.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Then, one of the carriages snaps out of place and rams into another.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 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
Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Friends With Classic Cars recently brought the community together to host a show focusing on vintage cars and horse carriages in the rebuilding of the Brightmoor neighborhood in Detroit.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Friends With Classic Cars brought the community together to host a show focusing on vintage cars and horse carriages in the rebuilding Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
On May 4, the legendary midnight blue carriages will travel south from Paris toward Pompeii and onward to the clifftop sanctuary of Caruso, a hotel also owned by Belmond, which overlooks the Amalfi Coast.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The train’s vintage carriages, originally built in France in 1929 and 1930 for the British royal family, have been meticulously restored with art deco detailing, polished mahogany paneling, and velvet and silk upholstery.
—AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Dalmatians were originally bred to guard horses and carriages, which explains their naturally protective instincts, according to the AKC.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Then, one of the carriages snaps out of place and rams into another.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriages
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Trump has taken divergent stances on the issue.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The socialist politician remained focused on his less polarizing stances surrounding affordability.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 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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The cascade effect of those events has led to a palpable shift in corporate security postures, with a flood of new independent threat assessments and protective measures.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 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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But the pain will also reverberate through the broader economy, as federal workers stay at home and avoid the types of routine daily purchases — lunches, cabs, haircuts — that can make local economies hum.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 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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So the organization is trying to divert conversations about wind and solar away from politics, which has historically influenced attitudes toward renewables.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Oct. 2025
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Longtime prejudices have meant that Latin artists have been regarded with suspicion, doubt, and even outrage throughout music history, but these attitudes have twisted into something far more intense and sinister as a result of the current administration.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Babycatcher chewed his twig and held on to a thin rope, not much more than a string, which disappeared up into the canopy, likely connected to the pulleys and rigs and tackle that worked the biggest net down below.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Chris Apkarian, senior applications engineer at SYLVANIA, says these lights are great for ATVs, side by sides, or serious off-road rigs that will cross creeks and ford deep puddles.—
Bryan Rogala,
Outside Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Carriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriages. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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