as in pram
a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in
a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs
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Recent Examples of pushchair
Parents arrive with younger siblings in pushchairs and head out to watch the session that is due to start in 10 minutes.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024
Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure.
—Stirling Kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Correspondent Serna Altschul looks at the history of strollers, prams and pushchairs, and at the designs and aesthetics of today's super-smooth strollers.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 18 May 2024
Riley’s custom pushchair, designed by Adaptive Star,has no gears but does have a safety brake to slow downhill runs.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2023
Finding a travel-friendly buggy only adds to the pushchair pressure.
—Stirling Kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushchair
Noun
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The majority of the 1048 pieces in this set are used to build the much larger pram, but the completely separate Grogu figure is a joy to put together.—
Rich Owen,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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One wearily pushes hers in a creaky pram.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Barns, open pastures, horses and buggies, and small towns define this stretch of Amish Country, offering a quiet change from the busy cities left behind.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Lewis added that strollers must be parked outside the conservatory and food or drinks aren’t allowed inside, so visitors should plan accordingly.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
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Levent says to be patient and considerate when using elevators and to prioritize allowing space for people with disabilities, the elderly, and families with strollers.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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It is rolled out to show how Washington and London strangled Iranian democracy in its crib, proving that foreign powers cannot be trusted and that the Islamic Republic is, at worst, a necessary evil.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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My friend was in course of opening up his country house unassisted, and after a fatiguing day discovered that the only practical bed was a child’s affair— long enough but scarcely wider than a crib.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even on a weekday, three mothers with baby carriages comprise a formidable flotilla in a place such as this.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the opening scene of Complications in Sue—a new commission by Opera Philadelphia beginning its four-night run this evening at the city’s Academy of Music—four solemn figures push a vintage black baby carriage across the stage.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Pushchair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushchair. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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