minivan

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Recent Examples of minivan There is enough demand that Chrysler saw fit to unveil a new highest-end version of its minivan at the Auto Show, called the Pinnacle. Robert Ferris, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026 This 7-seat stylish minivan is not your typical minivan from the Caravan and Voyager days, but rather a spacious cargo vehicle fit for the modern days, similar to the illustrious KIA Carnival. Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 The teen then steered his minivan slightly to the right, away from Andrade’s vehicle, in an effort to get around, the indictment alleges. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Energized powerlines fell on a minivan, which was parked and unoccupied, and started it on fire on Concordia Avenue near Western Avenue. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minivan
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Noun
  • Javier Delgado-Cordoba, 29, is accused of assaulting a woman in the back of his car in Arvada in January, police officials said this week.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Whether despite this background or because of it, young Zac becomes preoccupied with the outward signs of extreme wealth, luxury cars especially, in a manner somewhat precocious but not entirely remarkable for a teenage boy.
    Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The company has just shared the preliminary details of this classy new plug-in minibus.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Blue-and-white minibuses, inscribed with misspelt movie quotes and popular local sayings, snaked through the congestion on the narrow road in front of them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His attackers were last seen fleeing in white KIA SUV.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The warning signs came long before a tractor-trailer skidded across the median of I-75 in Ohio and struck a pickup and an SUV on Christmas Eve morning in 2022, killing four members of the same family, one of whom was pregnant.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The safety plan stipulated that these armed officers would conduct ride-along missions on bus routes with high crime rates.
    Lauren Victory, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • It was described as the biggest bus system overhaul in Miami-Dade County history.
    Yaelis Pena, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Barrett-Jackson collector car auction returned to the South Florida Fairgrounds this week, showcasing an impressive range of rare automobile craftsmanship.
    Carline Jean, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And in 1931, Sears launched Allstate Insurance, pushing through the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II to reach customers who owned automobiles.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But after being shunned by head coach Thomas Frank, his confidence looks low, a state of mind that wasn’t helped by putting his penalty over the bar in Wales’ World Cup play-off shootout defeat by Bosnia & Herzegovina in March.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • No Lakers players, nor coach JJ Redick, landed as finalists for end-of-season individual awards.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The 16-year-old was waiting for a bus to school when Fields forced her at gunpoint into his van and drove away, police said.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.
    Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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