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Recent Examples of rickshaw
The union was a good opportunity for Rehana’s family, whose sole income came from their father, a rickshaw driver.
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Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The first has a flat tone and is used mostly in bikes, rickshaws and hatchbacks.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore.
—Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The rickshaw was the last thing to be moved from the old home to the new.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The first has a flat tone and is used mostly in bikes, rickshaws and hatchbacks.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore.
—Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The rickshaw was the last thing to be moved from the old home to the new.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
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The plaintiff, Donna Motsinger, alleged in her lawsuit that Cosby drugged and raped her after picking her up in a limousine and bringing her to his comedy show in San Carlos, Calif.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Pricing has yet to be confirmed, but expect the grand limousine to carry a suitably grand price tag, starting above $80,000.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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The water taxi service is right behind the venue, and the 15 different boats can take 6,000 people around the bay.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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My personal favorite way to get around, though, is the Yokohama Sea Bass water taxi.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
17 May 2022
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Local taxis and ride-hailing service Uber are available in the city but tend to be pricier than their public transportation counterparts.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Giza is about 30 minutes by taxi from Cairo's city center (traffic depending).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hard-driving former Daily News co-publisher Fred Drasner, whose storied life included everything from driving a cab in New York City to hunting alligators in Florida, died on Saturday.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The cab’s dark interior seems to lure Rauschenberg in, but perhaps he was also drawn to the small round window, like a porthole, above the seat, which looks out at the distance behind the carriage.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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