runabouts

Definition of runaboutsnext
plural of runabout

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Noun
  • The initial lineup includes the A05 and A06 compact sedans, as well as the A07 midsize sedan.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The real threat to Americans is our headlong rush toward normalizing blatant murder, whether that be of nameless occupants of motorboats in the Caribbean, schoolgirls in Iran or United States citizens in the streets of Minneapolis.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Runabouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runabouts. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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