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Recent Examples of minivan
Need seven seats without going full minivan?
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Herby Dufresne, 30, whom the Florida Highway Patrol identified as the driver of the minivan that slammed into the 18-wheeler, killing himself and two passengers, had moved from South Florida to Indiana in hopes of finding work, said Livenson Pierre, a friend of Dufresne who lives in Canada.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
The two victims were traveling east on Barry Road on a blue Vulcan Voyager motorcycle when a westbound black Chrysler Town and Country minivan turned left onto Waukomis Drive.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Pike got in the minivan and turned east down 18th Street.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Herby Dufresne, 30, whom the Florida Highway Patrol identified as the driver of the minivan that slammed into the 18-wheeler, killing himself and two passengers, had moved from South Florida to Indiana in hopes of finding work, said Livenson Pierre, a friend of Dufresne who lives in Canada.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
The two victims were traveling east on Barry Road on a blue Vulcan Voyager motorcycle when a westbound black Chrysler Town and Country minivan turned left onto Waukomis Drive.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Pike got in the minivan and turned east down 18th Street.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
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The vehicle that Routh had fled in — the black Nissan Xterra — also bore a license plate that was not registered to the car, according to the court filing.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The cause of the accident was not immediately known, although the car appeared to have derailed, which a source from the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment told local media may have been caused by a loose cable leading to brake failure.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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Overnight, Russian drone strikes hit a minibus in a suburb of Kherson, killing two and leaving six injured, the region’s prosecutor’s office said Saturday.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
9 Aug. 2025
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Lucid Motors As luxury electric vehicle company Lucid Motors prepares to launch its Gravity SUV in Europe, interim CEO Marc Winterhoff is bracing for a fast-approaching deadline in the United States and laying out his strategy for dealing with its after-effects.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The recall by Chrysler, issued on Thursday, includes 2022 to 2026 plug-in hybrid electric models of the SUV — affecting 91,787 vehicles.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Transit Alliance is fighting Levine Cava’s proposed 50-cent increase in fares for buses and Metrorail, which remains in the budget plan.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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For those planning to stay closer to home, find out if your city has free pools or if there are buses, shuttles or other transportation options to get to the beach.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Into your Ubers and into your buses and trains, planes and automobiles.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Key industries such as agriculture, construction, automobiles, energy, health care, technology and advanced industries like aerospace and bioscience face the greatest risk from higher tariffs and the potential for retaliatory tariffs abroad.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kansas coach Lance Leipold agreed with the call.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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An offseason of change came to fruition under the lights at Bank of America Stadium on Friday night, with first-year head coach Dowell Loggains’ Appalachian State Mountaineers smothering the Charlotte 49ers from start to finish, grabbing a 34-11 season-opening victory.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Aug. 2025
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In the new Regensdorf trial, RIVR ONE robots will be hitching rides in Swiss Post delivery vans, then carrying select Swiss Post parcels and Migros Online grocery deliveries from those vans to clients' doorsteps.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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In photos published by The Sun, several police vans and fire trucks are seen surrounding the plane on the runway at Heathrow Airport.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hop on one of its wagon rides at the apple depot and take off into the fields to pick the apple variety that’s ripe for that week.—
Lorenza Medley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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The festival includes live music, a kids’ area with bounce house, artisan market, horse and wagon rides, food, beer and, of course, plenty of cider.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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