as in convoys
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management
a fleet of buses rolling down the highway
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Recent Examples of fleets
Even rare glitches can escalate quickly when fleets operate at scale.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Starting in 2028, Uber and Rivian will begin launching their autonomous fleets in Miami and San Francisco.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Many mid-sized carriers, small fleets and thousands of independent truckers all exited the industry.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Add China’s broader strength in making EVs and connected cars, and robotaxi firms can tap a wide array of affordable, high-quality vehicles for their fleets.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The postal service has one of the world’s largest civilian fleets with 246,503 vehicles, according to a statement, and a million miles is the equivalent of driving from the moon to earth more than four times.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Manufacturers now have a compact, a mid-size, an EV and a large SUV in their fleets trying to earn consumers’ business regardless of market.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Some are hiring security consultants with Gulf sources and using tanker fleets to track port disruptions, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Vehicles are drawn mainly from Empire’s local fleets, though supplements arrive from as far away as San Francisco and Las Vegas.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Starting in 2028, Uber and Rivian will begin launching their autonomous fleets in Miami and San Francisco.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Many mid-sized carriers, small fleets and thousands of independent truckers all exited the industry.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Add China’s broader strength in making EVs and connected cars, and robotaxi firms can tap a wide array of affordable, high-quality vehicles for their fleets.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The postal service has one of the world’s largest civilian fleets with 246,503 vehicles, according to a statement, and a million miles is the equivalent of driving from the moon to earth more than four times.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Manufacturers now have a compact, a mid-size, an EV and a large SUV in their fleets trying to earn consumers’ business regardless of market.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Some are hiring security consultants with Gulf sources and using tanker fleets to track port disruptions, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Vehicles are drawn mainly from Empire’s local fleets, though supplements arrive from as far away as San Francisco and Las Vegas.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleets
Noun
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Some threads of trade connected the different zones, like the Silk Road across central Asia, or the trans-Saharan caravans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kumari writes that horses from Central Asia mainly arrived in India over land routes, brought by merchants from nomadic cultures who traveled in caravans.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Mar. 2026
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Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sánchez has organized several flotillas in Miami that, arriving at waters off the coast of Cuba, sought to support the island’s residents, especially after the 1994 rafter exodus.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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From April 14-16, a bus bridge will run from Roseville Road to Swanston, with trains not stopping at Marconi/Arcade.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Buses, trains and automobiles His various modes of transportation along the way have ranged from buses, trains, vans, hitchhiking, horses, motorbikes, slow boats, sea barges, bicycles and even a poultry truck.—
Salma Arafa,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Well we wasn't allowed to go to those big parades and stuff.—
Nichole Marks,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Fleets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleets. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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