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
The pilot demonstrates a fundamental shift in how electric trucks and freight fleets could operate.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
An autonomous system equaling the best human fleets signals that automation is moving from theory to reality.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
With sensory rooms for travelers, expansive public art gallery displays and one of the largest airport electric shuttle bus fleets, Indy is a lovely, central spot to pass the time.
—Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Shipyards and fleets remained analog, fragmented, and slow.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Tracking systems around the world monitor the larger pieces for issues, but the problem is ever-growing as fleets of new satellites launch nearly every week.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, aging aircraft fleets and a wave of retirements have created an urgent demand for new technicians.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
The Gulf of Finland serves as a key air and sea bridge from Russia to the rest of the world, connecting Moscow's military and commercial fleets to its Baltic Sea exclave Kaliningrad, on to the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Beijing fields one of the world’s largest missile fleets and has taken the lead over Washington in hypersonic missile technology—maneuverable weapons that travel more than five times the speed of sound.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
An autonomous system equaling the best human fleets signals that automation is moving from theory to reality.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
With sensory rooms for travelers, expansive public art gallery displays and one of the largest airport electric shuttle bus fleets, Indy is a lovely, central spot to pass the time.
—Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Shipyards and fleets remained analog, fragmented, and slow.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Tracking systems around the world monitor the larger pieces for issues, but the problem is ever-growing as fleets of new satellites launch nearly every week.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, aging aircraft fleets and a wave of retirements have created an urgent demand for new technicians.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
The Gulf of Finland serves as a key air and sea bridge from Russia to the rest of the world, connecting Moscow's military and commercial fleets to its Baltic Sea exclave Kaliningrad, on to the North Sea and into the Atlantic Ocean.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Beijing fields one of the world’s largest missile fleets and has taken the lead over Washington in hypersonic missile technology—maneuverable weapons that travel more than five times the speed of sound.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleets
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From Tapachula, migrants began the long and perilous trek through Mexico to the United States, often in large caravans.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Crossing the Tibetan Plateau, my grandmother came upon great caravans miles long, and the muleteers offered her slices of raw yak meat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Each year, the flotillas have been intercepted by the Israeli army.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Previous attempts by activist flotillas to break the blockade have largely failed and sometimes sparked deadly clashes, including during the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla raid.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Need a more manageable size to tote on trains and buses?—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Of the more than $19 billion it’s expected to generate in the next 30 years, 40% will go to trains, 20% will go to buses and 40% will be split between Charlotte and local towns to use on road improvements.—
Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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Here is a guide to Veterans Day parades and patriotic ceremonies throughout San Diego County.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not even modern Pride parades enliven cities with as much glittering delirium as that triumphant procession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Fleets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleets. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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