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
About the battery system CATL said its Choco-swap technology significantly reduces downtime for logistics fleets compared to traditional refueling or charging methods.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
The bargaining process is also unfolding as Massachusetts regulators consider broad new ride-hailing regulations proposed this spring involving safety standards, driver oversight and proposals involving electric vehicle fleets.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Since that year, Israel and Egypt have, among other things, built up the second- and fourth-largest F-16 fleets worldwide.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
New contenders, including Amazon LEO and Chinese operators Guawang and Qianfan, are in the process of building up their own fleets.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 May 2026
Public fleets will be eligible to purchase smaller Class 2b vehicles, such as pickup trucks used exclusively for business purposes.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Designs were standardized within fleets but with enough variance from each other to keep the enemy stymied and not cause associations of a certain pattern with a certain type or class of ship.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The plan is to offer the service to businesses with large EV fleets, reducing their overall power bills.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Shelby Van Pelt lives in Wheaton on an unassuming street, the sort without a gate at the entrance, or fleets of Teslas charging in the driveways, or gaggles of dads jogging in packs.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
The bargaining process is also unfolding as Massachusetts regulators consider broad new ride-hailing regulations proposed this spring involving safety standards, driver oversight and proposals involving electric vehicle fleets.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Since that year, Israel and Egypt have, among other things, built up the second- and fourth-largest F-16 fleets worldwide.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
New contenders, including Amazon LEO and Chinese operators Guawang and Qianfan, are in the process of building up their own fleets.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 May 2026
Public fleets will be eligible to purchase smaller Class 2b vehicles, such as pickup trucks used exclusively for business purposes.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Designs were standardized within fleets but with enough variance from each other to keep the enemy stymied and not cause associations of a certain pattern with a certain type or class of ship.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The plan is to offer the service to businesses with large EV fleets, reducing their overall power bills.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Shelby Van Pelt lives in Wheaton on an unassuming street, the sort without a gate at the entrance, or fleets of Teslas charging in the driveways, or gaggles of dads jogging in packs.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleets
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One of three motorcycle caravans crossing the country to honor military veterans passed through Central Arkansas on Sunday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2026
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The caravans leak during the rainy season and become ovens during the summer.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 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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Israeli forces have stopped several previous GSF flotillas from reaching Gaza's coast, arresting and deporting more than 470 people, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.—
May 19,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Activists on previous flotillas were brought to the same port, where some were processed and immediately deported, while others were detained before they were deported.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The trains would reach speeds up to 79 mph and stop in eight cities.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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More than 1,000 trains pass through daily, shuttling some 600,000 passengers onto Amtrak, NJ Transit, the subway or the Long Island Railroad.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Other Memorial Day parades The 107th Staten Island Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday at noon.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Yes, fireworks, cookouts and parades will still mark the occasion.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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“Fleets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleets. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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