Thesaurus results for CONVEYANCE

conveyance

noun

kən-ˈvā-ən(t)s

as in vehicle

something used to carry goods or passengers the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier

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Recent Examples of conveyance The largest portion of the grant, over $10 million, will fund drainage improvements to existing stormwater collection and conveyance in Buenaventura Lakes. —

Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026 About 95% of conveyances are working, according to a spreadsheet MIA shared with the Herald earlier this year. —

Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 Almost always in these cases, an officer facing down a moving two-ton conveyance will have a fraction of a second to decide if a lethal threat exists. —

Laurence Miller, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026 The report indicates that a single dry year or two could jeopardize hydropower, water deliveries, and even physical conveyance downstream as Lake Powell and Lake Mead fall below critical thresholds. —

Alan Gionet, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conveyance

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Noun

Without subsidies, electric vehicles have lost much of their appeal.

— Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
The gunman was fatally shot by officers after carjacking a vehicle and leading police on a chase into the next parish, said Shreveport Police Cpl.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026