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Recent Examples of curricle
Such vehicles were nothing new: Chariots came from the Romans, the curricle chair applied to royalty, and the French post chaise became the one-horse shay.
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Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curricle
Noun
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If Austen had ever conceived one of her novels as a Regency Bachelorette, with the suitors driving up in barouches, the unmarried heroine would have ordered them all to turn around and go home.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Guests arriving by train were met and returned to the station by an open barouche, a six-horse tallyho that brought them to the three-story-high wooden structure with a roof of gray-red-peach bottom slate, that was modeled after Swiss Alpine hotels.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2023
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Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 June 2024
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An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2022
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Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One such example can be found in the Latin mythological text Fabulae, in which the sisters of Phaethon are transformed into poplar trees as punishment for yoking his chariot without their father’s permission.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2021
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The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.—
Dan Neil,
WSJ,
31 Aug. 2017
Noun
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The Vienna family also includes leather options and bigger chaise configurations.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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It’s designed for lounging and everyday use thanks to its soft corduroy upholstery, plush cushions, and chaises on each end.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Inn at Narrow Passage is an 18th-century stagecoach inn along the Shenandoah River.—
Tykesha Spivey Burton,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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The term predates automobiles entirely, harkening back to the Wild West when the passenger sitting next to a stagecoach driver would carry a very literal shotgun.—
Diana Hubbell,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the moment is an awe-inspiring spectacle, evoking the Latin Quarter in Paris and bustling with some 250 people onstage — and a donkey and a horse, who pulls a hansom cab onstage for a dramatic entrance.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 May 2022
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The three musicians have grown from talented tweens to svelte, beyond-hansom thirty somethings.—
Doug MacCash,
NOLA.com,
17 Sep. 2017
Noun
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That includes a passenger-side kitchen with dual-burner stove/sink combo and 69-L compressor fridge with indoor/outdoor access; the collapsible dinette with two-seat rear bench, two cab swivel seats and flip-up table; a diesel heating system; and an electrical system with 95-Ah battery.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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The pickup will be able to tow up to 11,320 pounds and haul 1,650 pounds in its cab and bed.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Curricle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curricle. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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