PICKUPS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

pickups

noun

plural of pickup

as in increases

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Recent Examples of pickups Kia Tasman Courtesy Kia Kia expects to sell 90,000 pickups a year in North America and claim 7% of the midsize pickup segment by 2034, according to Automotive News. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The revised powertrain is intended to deliver stronger acceleration, while the advertised top speed increases from approximately 56 mph to 59 mph.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
The people who will be most affected by the new increases are those who do not qualify for a subsidy.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of increases

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If that doesn’t happen, Jacobs warns that there could be more infectious disease outbreaks on the horizon.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
Other states began reporting their own measles outbreaks, including Utah, Arizona, South Carolina and Pennsylvania.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of outbreaks

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Periods of paralyzing coldness are punctured by moments of passionate intensity; abject declarations of love and remorse follow savage explosions; then come the coercion, denials, gaslighting, and escalations.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
This is a process that scientists are keen to understand, as these explosions fling the heavy elements forged during the stars' lifetimes into surrounding galaxies.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026

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