minivan

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Recent Examples of minivan Fire rescue pulled Williams from the minivan and brought her to a hospital, police said. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025 Djuna Bostick is charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent child abuse after the infant was found unresponsive in her minivan in Hamlet, according to court documents. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 11 June 2025 The moms were typically hired to stake out the suspect in question, tailing them for hours at a time in an unsuspecting minivan in hopes of capturing any indiscretions on camera. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025 Cops arrested a driver for carrying dozens of propane tanks in a minivan in Manhattan, officials said Wednesday. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for minivan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
Noun
  • The world’s top-selling car maker also cut by 16% its forecast for full-year operating profit, reflecting challenges for global manufacturers grappling with rising costs from US levies on cars, parts, steel and aluminum.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • There are conveniences to not having to get into a car to drive to the valley and sit in traffic.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On Saturday, two people died and 16 were wounded when a Russian drone hit a minibus in the suburbs of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, said regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin.
    SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2025
  • At least two people died and another six were injured after a strike hit a minibus.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The 19-year-old SUV does have 120,000 miles on the odometer, but figures to have been well maintained before it was decommissioned, which happened in 2008, and in the years since.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Scout Motors, the new SUV brand from Volkswagen Group, has also raised some hackles with its plan to sell direct.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Research shows that eliminating diesel bus exhaust can improve reading scores by as much as 7%.
    Michele Drucker, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In 1965, lawyer and advocate Ralph Nader published Unsafe at Any Speed, detailing safety concerns about automobiles.
    Time, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Save for a brief stint as a researcher at a European competitor, Jonas has been with Morgan Stanley (and predecessor firm Dean Witter) since graduating from college, eventually working his way up to leading the bank's coverage of the automobile industry.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches.
    Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Following the Valkyries’ 78-72 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday at Chase Center, the first-year coach ripped the game’s officials for their lack of consistency.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • She was picked up in a van on Indian Village Road by three locals who drove around the reservation for a time before stopping at a boat landing at Kiboniki Lake.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The family, which then included Kevin Jr. and Joe, would spend several months at a time traveling in a 15-passenger van.
    Ilana Frost, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Demonstrations against Willis wagons were a precursor to a more sweeping Civil Rights Movement in Chicago that drew the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the city in 1966 — the same year Willis resigned.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Like the Gregory, this wagon has hard plastic wheels.
    Chris Haslam, Wired News, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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