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Recent Examples of minibus
Not just any type of bus, but a marshrutka—a crowded, rumbling, claustrophobic Soviet holdover minibus, solidly built with steel girding and equally lacking in shock absorbers and seat padding.
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Irene Zabytko
may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
In October 2013, a passenger train slammed into a minibus at an unguarded crossing in West Java, killing 13 people.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The company has just shared the preliminary details of this classy new plug-in minibus.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
House Republicans narrowly won a procedural vote Tuesday to tee up a funding package that includes a five-bill minibus and a two-week continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2026
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Irene Zabytko
may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
In October 2013, a passenger train slammed into a minibus at an unguarded crossing in West Java, killing 13 people.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
The company has just shared the preliminary details of this classy new plug-in minibus.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
House Republicans narrowly won a procedural vote Tuesday to tee up a funding package that includes a five-bill minibus and a two-week continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minibus
Noun
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As of Monday afternoon, around 32,000 tickets had been sold for the bus service out of 126,000 seats in total, and sales are averaging out at around or over 50 percent for the opening three matches.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Inside the one that serves as Lestat’s luxe tour bus, someone is sanding down his wooden coffin.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Police searched Alvarez and discovered two plates of military-grade body armor in the trunk of his car, according to the criminal complaint.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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In 2003, vapors of 60,000 parts per million leaked from a pressure relief valve on a rail car storing MMA, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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He was tragically killed in 2018 while walking across the street in downtown Houston, struck by an 80-year-old woman in a minivan.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The Southern California congresswoman was known for driving a minivan and dressing down CEOs with a white board exposing their financial excesses.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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Adelman spent 23 seasons as an NBA head coach, leading the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Fernandez, in her 28th year coaching at UCLA and her fourth as associate coach, has taken primary responsibility for hitting — one of the Bruins’ biggest keys to success.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
17 May 2022
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Planes, trains, and automobiles have been joined by trams, taxis, ships, tractors, and more.—
Keith Langston,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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By the 1920s, beekeepers were moving their bees across state lines by automobiles and trains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Escalante Sandoval then approached the parked van, removed a key concealed in the gas cap and backed it up, allowing a group of people to move three deep freezers from the van into the bed of the truck and load them with packages.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The hotel offers a van or water shuttle service that whisks you to its sister hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, next to Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The Blue Butterly follows Sentwali (Toussaint), a man haunted by his past who lives a cocooned life driving a limousine through the city, who meets a woman, played by Succession‘s Sanaa Latham.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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Guests will certainly feel like Caesar at The Villas Caesars Palace, a hotel-within-the-hotel with lavish amenities like limousine transfers, theater-style screening rooms and private elevators.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Minibus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minibus. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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