as in stagecoach
a vehicle with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times
a chariot race
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Capella is supposed to mark the position where the mama goat is sitting on the chariot driver’s shoulder, and that’s why it’s known as the goat star.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Louella dies before the games begin when the District 12 chariot crashes during the tribute parade.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Researchers discovered the chariot tire, along with a trove of other artifacts, while preparing for the construction of a new golf course near Inverness.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Ahead of construction on a new golf course in the Scottish Highlands, archeologists uncovered an extremely rare find: a prehistoric chariot wheel buried inside a ceremonial circle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Louella dies before the games begin when the District 12 chariot crashes during the tribute parade.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Researchers discovered the chariot tire, along with a trove of other artifacts, while preparing for the construction of a new golf course near Inverness.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Ahead of construction on a new golf course in the Scottish Highlands, archeologists uncovered an extremely rare find: a prehistoric chariot wheel buried inside a ceremonial circle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chariot
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Missouri Town’s many structures were selected to provide a comprehensive view of the time period and include homes, businesses, a church, livery stable, school, tavern/inn, stagecoach stop, outhouse and smokehouse.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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At Mullins’ request, Shaw-Rimmington came down from Canada to build a dry stone stagecoach house.—
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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Gracie was commissioned by the Bellevue, Washington, Police Department to coach trainees through different hand-to-hand-combat scenarios.—
Sam Eagan,
New Yorker,
29 July 2025
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After more than 800 games in the NHL as a player and two stints as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, Granato landed in what looked like the perfect place for him, taking over the Wisconsin program, his alma mater, in 2016.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 July 2025
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Classic vehicles decorate the resort too, including a 1941 Series 62 deluxe Cadillac coupe, and, at the marina, a 1952 Chris Craft 34-foot sedan cruiser called The Spirit of the El.—
Johanna Read,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Click here for more photos of this 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
25 July 2025
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In photos taken from the shoot, Roan — similar to the song’s artwork — sported absurdly long, Rapunzel-style hair while singing atop a fire escape and dragging behind a taxi cab.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 July 2025
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The cab cars, passenger cars with controls to pull the train from the opposite end of the locomotive, would be purchased at $5.6 million each, according to the report.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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Live, in-store performances and tapings will level up with new equipment and the remodeled stage will feature historic flooring from the original Austin City Limits Studio 6A space, donated by KLRU.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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By that stage, Gyokeres, who is now 6ft 2in (188cm), had started to grow taller and get stronger.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariot. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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