minivan

noun

Definition of minivannext
as in car

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Recent Examples of minivan Instead of riding the school bus or taking the family minivan, these kids and parents are using pedal power to get to class. — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 Its fleet includes the newer, roomier Ojai vehicles based on a Zeekr minivan-style chassis. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Nissan makes Leaf electric cars and Infiniti luxury models, while Honda makes the Accord sedan, Civic compact and Odyssey minivan. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 William Roberson Anyone dismissing the Slingshot (in any form) on practicality grounds is missing the point by a light year or two - the Slingshot makes a Miata seem like a spacious minivan. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minivan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
  1. car
  2. minibus
  3. SUV
  4. bus
  5. automobile
  6. coach
  7. van
  8. wagon
Noun
  • It is achieved through a repertoire of authoritative positions and movements that compel individuals, crowds, and cars to move or to hold still.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Meyer wound up allegedly misappropriating about $570,000, including $100,000 for a personal investment in an exotic-car company and $220,000 sent to his personal bank account.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of car
Noun
  • Instead, the modern-day minibus won’t be available stateside until the first half of next year at the earliest.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Shi Taifeng, a member of the Politburo of China's ruling Communist Party, and Xia Baolong, the director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, left the funeral in a white minibus with Hong Kong's current leader, John Lee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of minibus
Noun
  • Ford only has one hybrid midsize pickup, the Maverick, and discontinued its hybrid Escape SUV.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The growth in deliveries comes as the company continues a ramp-up in production of its entry-level Rivian R2 SUV that launched earlier this year as a smaller, less expensive sibling to its flagship R1 SUV.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of SUV
Noun
  • The crash comes just weeks after a Dutch tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland, killing five people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And neither Atlanta Public Schools nor Atlanta fire had answers for why buses and a firetruck were not told the road was blocked.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • Since the modern torch relay tradition began in 1936, the flame has burned underwater (Sydney 2000) and in space (Atlanta 1996) and traveled by plane, train, automobile, boat, pony and even camel.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The area suffered thousands of manufacturing job losses as the automobile industry collapsed and jobs were sent overseas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • Jones said the new options will give Alaska a range of premium choices, from the honeymoon splurge to repeat Hawaii visitors looking for a step-up from coach.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • After the game, Commanders coach Dan Quinn provided an update on Chenal.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • All five men who were arrested after authorities said they were caught approaching the base in three vans shortly after midnight Sunday have been released on bail but remain under investigation.
    — Greg Miller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Federal investigators released their first report into what went wrong when 21 Air Flight 7598 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport last month, killing five people in a work van and seriously injuring five others.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of van
Noun
  • Carpoint’s wagon, which is called the GT-K44, is based on Söhngen’s drawing.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Mears set up a tollgate, charging a dollar for a horse and rider and five dollars for a team and wagon.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of wagon

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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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