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Photo : Monterey Boats Monterey Elite 30 Monterey Boats has been known for its cruisers and runabouts for more than 30 years.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Hip consumers looking for a spunky electric runabout should be satisfied with 308 horses and 214 miles of range.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Bavarian Motor Works introduced the MINI Cooper SE in 2020, and the compact runabout has provided an attractive, fully electric option to motorists who value style and agility but don’t require a lot of driving range.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
With the mantle of most powerful internal-combustion Audi held by the RS Q8 crossover, this low-slung S5 deserves consideration as a practical, usable runabout that happens to not ride high on stilts.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Hip consumers looking for a spunky electric runabout should be satisfied with 308 horses and 214 miles of range.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Bavarian Motor Works introduced the MINI Cooper SE in 2020, and the compact runabout has provided an attractive, fully electric option to motorists who value style and agility but don’t require a lot of driving range.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
With the mantle of most powerful internal-combustion Audi held by the RS Q8 crossover, this low-slung S5 deserves consideration as a practical, usable runabout that happens to not ride high on stilts.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runabout
Noun
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Mario Bickham, the driver of the vehicle that struck the cruiser and ultimately the two victims, was taken to a hospital.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The cruiser came to rest after hitting the front end of a Honda SUV, Booth said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Black rhinos can weigh as much as a small sedan and are known to gore people, which makes moving them a daunting task.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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An unidentified male offender entered a black sedan and fled the scene eastbound after the shooting, CPD said.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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The first incident began after a 24-foot cabin cruiser was spotted around 4:40 a.m. by a Coast Guard cutter that activated its blue lights while trying to stop it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Ernest Hemingway patrolled off the coast of Florida in his beloved cabin cruiser the Pilar, and Humphrey Bogart offered up his yacht the Santana, sailing out of Newport Beach, California.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Runabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runabout. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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