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sedans

noun

plural of sedan
1
as in runabouts

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as in coupes

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Recent Examples of sedans The initial lineup includes the A05 and A06 compact sedans, as well as the A07 midsize sedan. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedans
  1. cars
  2. automobiles
  3. autos
  4. buses
  5. motorcars
  6. motor vehicles
  7. intermediates
  8. minis
Noun
  • Assigning officers to walk in community beat patrols instead of driving around in cars.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The cast seems to have mostly met on the train or in shared cars to the castle.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cars
Noun
  • This was the era of Eero Saarinen’s Tulip chair, Charles and Ray Eames’s organic furniture, and the space-age curves were sweeping through architecture, automobiles, and fashion.
    — Taylor Stoddard, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • These days, instead of shiny new automobiles, two gleaming copper and stainless steel stills occupy the long room located to the left of the entrance.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of automobiles
Noun
  • Easier discussions will be held around tariffs and agricultural products like soybeans, while AI, autos, technology and e-commerce will feature on the agenda, said the official, who asked for anonymity to discuss private conversations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Trade wars generally involve big economic sectors such as autos, energy, agriculture, tech and precious metals, but rarely does the discussion turn to sport.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of autos
Noun
  • But local government officials are warning that the proposal, if approved, would leave cities and counties with less money to pay for essential services, including fire-rescue, mosquito control, buses, parks and public hospitals like Jackson.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Many are dealing with buses running late, excessively long rides, and some have no bus route at all.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of buses
Noun
  • In the 1920s, Rolls-Royce was producing experimental motorcars.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • When motorcars were new, gasoline worked more like a service than a product, let alone a commodity.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of motorcars
Noun
  • Last year, the city recorded 112 pedestrian deaths, of which 105 involved motor vehicles.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of motor vehicles
Noun
  • Still, integrating the chemical intermediates and finished fiber within one production system could remove a barrier to adoption if Hyosung can supply the material at the volumes, consistency and price brands require.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • What is the right combination of short tracks, intermediates, road courses?
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of intermediates
Noun
  • The pizzeria also stands out by having minis, pizzas baked in half-width pans.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Apple is keeping up by enabling M5 Pro Mac minis to be chained together via Thunderbolt 5 to share their computational resources for larger AI models.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of minis

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“Sedans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedans. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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