roadster

Definition of roadsternext

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Recent Examples of roadster The book follows a light-hearted (and momentarily serious) storyline of a first-time car buyer who’s assisted by Carmy, an anthropomorphic roadster who apparently majored in American history. Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 5 Mar. 2026 The bright blue Miami edition of the roadster, worth more than $3 million, is included with the purchase of one of the Pagani Residences’ two penthouses. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 The Donald Healey Motor Company completed its first automobile in 1945, entering full production the following year with the Elliott sports saloon and Westland roadster. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 The poor totals mean the roadster is assessed with a $1,300 gas guzzler’s tax. James Raia, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roadster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadster
Noun
  • The 1934 Packard LeBaron all-weather cabriolet was designed to be driven by a chauffeur.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The coupe will start at $272,650 and the cabriolet at $286,650, an increase of around $30,000 and $40,000, respectively.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • FHVs without a permit would have to operate like a green cab.
    Lucius J. Riccio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The crew cab model boasts more than a dozen cup holders throughout (16+ in some models).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Ancient Greeks wagered on the (occasionally rigged) early Olympic Games; Romans bet on chariot races and gladiatorial contests (also sometimes rigged).
    McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • After the rise of Christianity, the passages under the Hippodrome, a stadium once used for chariot races and gladiator fights, were repurposed as workshops for dyeing fabric and making pottery.
    Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Noun
  • Such vehicles were nothing new: Chariots came from the Romans, the curricle chair applied to royalty, and the French post chaise became the one-horse shay.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • On a recent flight, I was pampered with five windows plus a separate armchair and chaise-style sofa that combine to form what the airline bills as the longest seat in commercial aviation.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There are many Lulu & Georgia moments to admire in Mandy Moore’s Altadena home, courtesy of designer Sarah Sherman Samuel, from her bedside nightstands to the wicker chaise loungers perched poolside.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Roadster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadster. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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