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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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Recent Examples of chariots
Wheels of fire, chariots of fire, what’s that?
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
There are more than 25 attractions, including a carousel with wheelchair-accessible chariots, a sensory-friendly village, an accessible Ferris wheel, and a new wheelchair-accessible swing ride.
—Sarah Gilliland, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Tents, chariots and other production gear were auctioned off so the couple could pay their creditors.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Hannah and his team also built chariots specific to each Camp Half-Blood cabin, with a trident adorning Percy and Tyson’s (Daniel Diemer) for the Poseidon cabin and a steampunk version for the Hephaestus cabin, among others.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
These empires managed to encode their folkloric art into everyday realities through the curation of their imagery, a comic-strip like style, refined and easy to replicate, while heavily coded with elements partial to those empires’ realities, such as papyrus, chariots, and images of the afterlife.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
There are more than 25 attractions, including a carousel with wheelchair-accessible chariots, a sensory-friendly village, an accessible Ferris wheel, and a new wheelchair-accessible swing ride.
—Sarah Gilliland, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
Tents, chariots and other production gear were auctioned off so the couple could pay their creditors.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
Hannah and his team also built chariots specific to each Camp Half-Blood cabin, with a trident adorning Percy and Tyson’s (Daniel Diemer) for the Poseidon cabin and a steampunk version for the Hephaestus cabin, among others.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
These empires managed to encode their folkloric art into everyday realities through the curation of their imagery, a comic-strip like style, refined and easy to replicate, while heavily coded with elements partial to those empires’ realities, such as papyrus, chariots, and images of the afterlife.
—Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chariots
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Additionally, during the 2026-27 school year, the UIL will allow a 35-second shot clock for basketball that will be optional in all conferences for varsity tournaments and showcases upon mutual agreement between coaches.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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GoPros, the accessory of choice for mountain bikers, skydivers and skiers, are changing how Washington’s coaches watch practices.—
Les Carpenter,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
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Shaw and Martin wanted to film on Jamaica Avenue — one of New York’s busiest streets — with their cast running past shop fronts renamed as England players and yellow cabs with their names printed on the roof signs.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Tom Scullion has been driving one of London's famous black cabs for the past 34 years.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The litigation continued through 2025 and into 2026, with both sides claiming victories at various stages.—
Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The new German shipyard, founded by engineer and entrepreneur Mike Frank earlier this year, has announced that the first unit of its new solar-electric catamaran is entering the final stages of construction.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 June 2026
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“Chariots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariots. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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