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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
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.
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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
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
Noun
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The shift has reinforced the quiet confidence that coaches and observers have long noticed in Tien.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Jakucionis has impressed his coaches and teammates with his energy, defensive pressure, playmaking ability and improved three-point shooting.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While self-driving cabs aren’t new, London’s ancient road layout and busy streetscapes could pose special challenges for the technology.—
Kelvin Chan,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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After starting the company with just two cabs, E-Z Pedicabs is now upgrading to eight cabs this spring, and will begin training a new crew of riders to account for the anticipated increase in demand for their services around the World Cup.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Two of those were in 2001-02 and 1999-2000, when there were two group stages, which made repeats more likely.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then came Thursday night’s loss in Philadelphia, when the 76ers took the Heat’s zone to task during the decisive stages.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Chariots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariots. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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