jitneys

noun

plural of jitney
as in buses

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jitneys
  1. buses
  2. cars
  3. automobiles
  4. autos
  5. coaches
  6. motor vehicles
  7. motorcars
  8. wagons
Noun
  • Valley Vax bought ads on the sides of buses in Western Massachusetts to promote the site, with the faces and testimonials of local doctors including Snyder.
    — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • The vehicles, which date back to the 1960s, resemble buses that raise to dock at concourses and lower to travel, are often packed with mostly standing passengers and move among airport traffic.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of buses
Noun
  • The corridor has the state’s highest congestion levels, seeing over 160,000 cars a day, according to NCDOT.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The department is looking to buy eight Skydio X10 drones from Axon, the same company the department contracts with to surveil cars in the city.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cars
Noun
  • This pillow is designed for gaming chairs, office chairs and automobiles.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Kumamoto and other parts of the Kyushu region have increasingly become key production sites for automobiles and semiconductors, raising concerns over a possible hit to the economy.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of automobiles
Noun
  • Under the European Union’s zero carbon dioxide emissions target for autos in 2035, the next big hurdle requires an EV market share of around 60% by 2030.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • That has cut into sales of items like autos and industrial equipment, which are typically financed.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 July 2026
Definition of autos
Noun
  • A lot of credit goes to his work with the Royals’ hitting coaches.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Gay would be a logical choice for both roles, but his limited playing time the past two seasons might discourage Miami’s coaches from investing in him.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of coaches
Noun
  • Getting brighter Headlight regulation didn’t emerge from a single incident so much as from a steady mismatch between early motor vehicles and roads still designed for horses and pedestrians.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For years, however, the righthand lane was a lane shared by both motor vehicles and bicycles.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of motor vehicles
Noun
  • In the 1920s, Rolls-Royce was producing experimental motorcars.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • When motorcars were new, gasoline worked more like a service than a product, let alone a commodity.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of motorcars
Noun
  • In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Other parents were arriving with coolers, pulling wagons that contained lawn chairs and food for the game.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of wagons
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“Jitneys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jitneys. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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