fleets

Definition of fleetsnext
plural of fleet
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 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 In all of those deals, Uber has integrated other companies’ AV fleets into its app; the AV companies own and operate the cars. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 If China attempted to invade Taiwan, these missiles could hit Chinese amphibious fleets and/or attack escorting warships. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 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 But retrofitting these systems across large existing fleets remains slow and expensive. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026 Taxi fleets in Europe ran them into the ground and then kept running them. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026 The study found that larger ships, cruise lines with large fleets, and the age of the ship aren’t necessarily factors in a ship’s cleanliness. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleets
Noun
  • Silicon Valley has spent the past couple years working to disrupt the conservative RV status quo with high-tech ultra-luxurious caravans that redefine the RV experience.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The masked officers, in roving caravans of unmarked cars, drew resistance from angry crowds of immigration advocates and ordinary citizens, and were told by their leaders to meet anyone who harmed them with force.
    Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Saad al-Kaabi said two of Qatar’s 14 LNG trains and one of its two gas-to-liquids (GTL) facilities were damaged in the unprecedented strikes.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The reason for that is a surge in the cost of diesel fuel, which powers many of the trucks, trains and ships that transport products across a vast global supply chain.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The girl has been accompanying her father at numerous high-profile events such as missile tests and military parades since late 2022, stoking outside speculation that she’s being groomed as his heir.
    Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The girl has been accompanying her father at numerous high-profile events like missile tests and military parades since late 2022, stoking outside speculation that she’s being groomed as his heir.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026

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“Fleets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleets. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.

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