as in stagecoaches
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
Noun
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When Groves committed to Minnesota in offices at the basketball practice facility, he was surrounded by U coaches — Medved, assistants Brian Cooley, Dave Thorson and others.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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But Davidson’s rebuild has been a slog, with three coaches and not even a whiff of competing for a playoff spot.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Yankees’ starters strutted out between two yellow cabs.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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The tall buildings, yellow cabs and hustle and bustle.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During the early stages of the eclipse, the astronauts had to don special glasses (much like the ones worn by people on Earth to view solar eclipses) to protect their eyes until the sun’s light was fully blocked by the moon.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Born in London on May 22, 1938, Nolan built his foundation in theater, training at the Drama Centre London before launching a career that would take him across some of Britain’s most respected stages.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Chariots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariots. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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