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Recent Examples of rickshaw
Here is Harry, going past in a rickshaw, one of the little things, with a brand new fake Rolex on his arm and hanging out of it, and waving to us.
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The union was a good opportunity for Rehana’s family, whose sole income came from their father, a rickshaw driver.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 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
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Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Adding a cultural twist to the week, Viktor Hovland was spotted exploring Chandni Chowk in a rickshaw (a three-wheeler vehicle used by the locals), Old Delhi’s historic marketplace known for its centuries-old architecture and gullies.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The union was a good opportunity for Rehana’s family, whose sole income came from their father, a rickshaw driver.
—Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
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On display are historic photographs and artifacts, even the Pierce-Arrow limousine that awaited Wilson on his arrival in New York after negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The teens even arrived at the event in style, enjoying a limousine ride through midtown Memphis, which was followed by a red-carpet walkway to the event.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Getting here is only possible by water taxi from Homer or floatplane from Anchorage.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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For a more scenic arrival, take a water taxi straight across the harbor to the docks in the Seaport, North End, or downtown.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 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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Parked beneath an overpass in central Tehran, 56-year-old Hossein Farmani was idling alongside other taxi drivers waiting for customers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Take a taxi, private transfer, or bus to San Juan del Sur.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 May 2026
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Set in the restless night of Lagos, where one of the city’s few female cab drivers, Lady, survives by staying tough and focused.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The series sees Rahma hop into a yellow cab and asks the driver to take him to their favorite place.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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