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Recent Examples of minivan
The most versatile vehicle on the road is the minivan and, like cargo shorts, it’s often maligned for no good reason.
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New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Orlenko says his wife and son were seated inside the minivan, uninjured but shaken.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Amazon’s Zoox also offers minivan-like vehicles, and is teaming up with Uber to book rides via the Uber app this summer in Las Vegas and next year in Los Angeles.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Chrysler is often credited with inventing the minivan, or at least mainstreaming it in the United States in the early 1980s.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
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New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
Orlenko says his wife and son were seated inside the minivan, uninjured but shaken.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Amazon’s Zoox also offers minivan-like vehicles, and is teaming up with Uber to book rides via the Uber app this summer in Las Vegas and next year in Los Angeles.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Chrysler is often credited with inventing the minivan, or at least mainstreaming it in the United States in the early 1980s.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for minivan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
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The framing captures the intensity of the city but also its evasiveness—these cars are neither here nor there but on their way somewhere else, underscoring Hong Kong’s historical identity as a transit hub, an entrepôt, a place intended for people to pass through, not to stay in.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Plus, earn 5% total cash back on hotel, car rentals and attractions booked with Citi Travel.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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In October 2013, a passenger train slammed into a minibus at an unguarded crossing in West Java, killing 13 people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company has just shared the preliminary details of this classy new plug-in minibus.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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This year, students are working on a 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, an all-electric SUV, modifying and improving its performance as part of the multi-year challenge.—
Jamal Goss,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Like Jeeps and Ford Broncos, the Blazer was once part of the boxy, utilitarian-looking SUV club.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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In school bus surveillance video provided to ABC News by the Hancock County School District, five Hancock Middle School students can be seen working as a team to stop the bus and assist Taylor.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Skogsbakken said the funding will be used to make sure Pace’s bus shields comply with specs dictated by the new transit legislation, which include requirements that shields stretch from floor to ceiling.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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State and national standards for automobiles took decades to emerge.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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By the early 20th century, the development of trains, caterpillar tracks, tractors, and automobiles laid the foundations for the first battle tanks.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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The senior catcher/outfielder leads by example, according to Joliet Catholic coach Jared Voss, who pointed to Martin working extra hard to get the tarp fastened down on the field after Monday’s East Suburban Catholic Conference game with Marist was postponed due to rain.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Elsewhere, the Bucks have already filled their opening after the departure of Doc Rivers, a former Magic coach, with the hiring of Taylor Jenkins.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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Celebrities don their Met Gala finest and exit through a throng of onlookers into a car (or, more often, a sprinter van) to the museum.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Horner told a false story about hitting the little girl with his van and then strangling her in a panic, according to testimony of the case’s lead investigator, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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Faced with an enemy encirclement, the General ordered his troops to use their heavy armored wagons to provide cover.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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