as in automobiles
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car
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Recent Examples of cars
That’s a far cry from the engines of NASCAR’s past, which produced more than 900 hp and made the Cup Series’ screaming cars stand out as unique.
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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Small armies of residents still gather to observe federal officers from cars or on foot – honking horns and blowing whistles to alert neighbors.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
They are focused on the human injustices wrought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have stopped cars on roadsides, rounded up job-seekers and even laid in wait outside hearing rooms to detain people complying with required appearances in immigration court.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
As vehicles become increasingly software-defined and electrified, EMB systems are emerging as a cornerstone of next-generation braking, widely viewed by engineers as one of the most advanced and complete solutions for how cars should stop.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Ratner, of course, earned Hollywood over $2 billion with his blockbusters about gunfire and exploding cars.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Democrats are also exploring increasing the property tax credit for homes and cars and creating a new credit for expenses to help an elderly parent.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Thousands of people and cars will undoubtedly flood the streets, but the self-driving car company has projected confidence.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Their Eyes adopts the documentary mode and is narrated entirely by crowdworkers—specifically, annotators contracted to segment and label images to create training data for self-driving cars.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Small armies of residents still gather to observe federal officers from cars or on foot – honking horns and blowing whistles to alert neighbors.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
They are focused on the human injustices wrought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have stopped cars on roadsides, rounded up job-seekers and even laid in wait outside hearing rooms to detain people complying with required appearances in immigration court.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
As vehicles become increasingly software-defined and electrified, EMB systems are emerging as a cornerstone of next-generation braking, widely viewed by engineers as one of the most advanced and complete solutions for how cars should stop.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Ratner, of course, earned Hollywood over $2 billion with his blockbusters about gunfire and exploding cars.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Democrats are also exploring increasing the property tax credit for homes and cars and creating a new credit for expenses to help an elderly parent.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Thousands of people and cars will undoubtedly flood the streets, but the self-driving car company has projected confidence.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Their Eyes adopts the documentary mode and is narrated entirely by crowdworkers—specifically, annotators contracted to segment and label images to create training data for self-driving cars.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cars
Noun
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Since the ruling, the EPA has regulated emissions from automobiles and other vehicles and power plants.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Voluntary export restraints on Japanese automobiles in the 1980s gave Detroit a brief reprieve but accelerated its decline.—
Carol L. Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In a wider historic context, subsidizing buses at the expense of trains looms as just the latest chapter in handicapping rail in favor of rubber tires on streets.—
Jonathan Cohn,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Swarms of cars and vans come and go from both sides; idling buses advertise destinations as far-flung as Lima or Santiago or Mendoza.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Clean lines, an intriguing silhouette, and bold wheels give it real presence (right down to taillights that nod to the Nissan Z).—
Cyril Soliman,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet after gesturing toward a promising thriller setup, the film soon begins to spin its wheels — doing little to complicate or tighten the melodrama, while only superficially probing its two principal characters as their romance is inevitably reignited.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the wildest example of the rout was Algorhythm Holdings, a small trucking logistics company that also sells karaoke machines.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The report emphasizes that machines are designed to minimize the use of water and to reduce energy consumption without compromising the quality of the final product.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Cars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cars. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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