pickups

Definition of pickupsnext
plural of pickup

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickups
Noun
  • The club finished second in attendance last year, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, despite steep increases in ticket prices in recent years.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • While tariff pain was partially contained to specific categories of food, rising fuel and fertilizer prices promise across-the-board increases, Volpe said.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The paper also reported that several other automakers have seen similar boosts in EV sales in recent months.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There are no must-wins in March or April, only morale boosts at the beginning of a marathon.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly said that Mexico has a security plan in place for the soccer matches, despite continued outbreaks of violence in the country.
    Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois have been hit the hardest by multiple outbreaks of severe weather over the week.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In California, with its history of wildfires often caused by arson or negligence, prosecutors have not shied away from filing criminal charges, including murder, against people suspected of starting blazes or explosions, Taylor said.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • If such rockets could be launched at sea, then explosions would be less of an issue for neighbouring population centers.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Because ulcerative colitis is a relapsing–remitting disease, many people go through quiet periods and then experience flares when inflammation ramps up again.
    Mark Marino, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That came despite flares and emergency lights being activated.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Pickups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickups. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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