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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
The flagship coaster weaves through a Lego castle and is formed from carriages pulled by the toymaker's trademark green dragon.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 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
With 10 carriages and room for 37 guests, the Blue Jasmine—which DTH Travel, an Asia specialist tour operator and travel company, designed in conjunction with the State Railway of Thailand—is deliberately intimate.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Other carriages house security guards and medical staff, per the Associated Press.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Here, too, were the horses, transporting escaping slaves across rivers, pulling them in carriages, carrying them to the next stop on the railroad.
—Bitter Kalli
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Horse carriages are the primary form of transportation.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Information taken off Arlington National Cemetery site By 2022, behind the spit-polish sheen of soldiers, horses and carriages, however, the unit had been worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Filming took place over 105 days and required the use of 5,000 extras; 130 carriages, carts and boats; 100 animals; and 12 animal trainers.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 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
With 10 carriages and room for 37 guests, the Blue Jasmine—which DTH Travel, an Asia specialist tour operator and travel company, designed in conjunction with the State Railway of Thailand—is deliberately intimate.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Other carriages house security guards and medical staff, per the Associated Press.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Here, too, were the horses, transporting escaping slaves across rivers, pulling them in carriages, carrying them to the next stop on the railroad.
—Bitter Kalli
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Horse carriages are the primary form of transportation.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Information taken off Arlington National Cemetery site By 2022, behind the spit-polish sheen of soldiers, horses and carriages, however, the unit had been worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Filming took place over 105 days and required the use of 5,000 extras; 130 carriages, carts and boats; 100 animals; and 12 animal trainers.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriages
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Ladapo has long stoked fears about vaccines, and his stances on shots and other measures have drawn criticism from the public health community.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Commenters on the video reacted to Flay’s answers, even disagreeing with some of his stances.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
26 Aug. 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 team tried to combat these challenges by first using breed-specific statistical AI models to capture variations in body shapes and postures.—
Mack DeGeurin Aug 20,
Popular Science,
20 Aug. 2025
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Line judges often bring their own theatrical element to the sport with their distinctive voices, postures, and interactions with players but All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said many of them understood that change would come.—
Shrivathsa Sridhar,
Reuters,
27 June 2025
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The city is very walkable; however, London's legendary black cabs can be easily found throughout the area.—
Aniesia Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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Currently, Waabi’s approach has included drivers in the cabs as part of its testing phase.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
12 Aug. 2025
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Much has been made of this phenomenon, with experts pointing to a number of potential causes, including growing economic anxiety, social media messaging and evolving cultural attitudes.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Beyond tools, evaluate attitudes, behaviors and awareness across departments.—
Aliasgar Dohadwala,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cities subsidize stadiums; how about micro‑grants for pop‑up circus rigs, drag brunches, and sidewalk music that turns a block into a destination?—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mack realized a pocket device could rival his custom rigs, so Lightcraft shifted from hardware to software.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Carriages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriages. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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