Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivans
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Researchers have developed a new system that could help improve safety of driverless cars.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026 -
China produced one-third of all cars worldwide last year, with more than 8 million of those exported to other markets around the globe, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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His Chevy was one of three vintage American automobiles that US diplomats selected to be in the background for the flag raising ceremony at the US Embassy in Havana that marked the official restoration of ties between the two countries following decades of bitter animosity.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The fund is meant to spur a wave of Japanese investment in key US industries and was a central pillar of the tariff deal, under which the US president agreed to set levies at 15% on Japanese products and lower the duty for automobiles, a critical driver for Japan’s economy.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
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Outreach workers will be working 24/7 to encourage people to go to shelters, warming shelters or warming buses that will be available to them.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The feeling of dread only worsened as teammates carried her first to the sideline, where coaches and trainers eventually carried her to the locker room.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Surrounded by managers and coaches, the band reviewed staging concepts for the performance at Seoul’s Olympic Hall, and repeatedly ran through the steps to the 20-song setlist.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Many of Vanlab's kits go beyond the cookie-cutter expandable tailgate kitchen box/bed blueprint, carving out interior convertible lounge areas within even the smallest vans.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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Eligible vehicles include cars, minivans, vans, SUVs, pickup trucks and motorcycles with a gross vehicle weight rating under 14,000 pounds.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Carts of any kind (including wagons).—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Just 36 hours later, the slave laborers and Berger-Moran, newly born, were loaded onto open coal wagons — filthy and open to the skies.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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That’s likely to change, according to experts, with Chinese autos hitting US showrooms in the next five to 10 years.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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To sign up for our autos newsletter.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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That is for a total of 32,581 motor vehicles, records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The endangerment finding by the Obama administration is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.—
Matthew Daly,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Minivans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivans. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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