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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle
The sport utility vehicle, which began as a humble workhorse designed to haul families and groceries, has increasingly morphed into a four-wheeled missile that happens to have cargo space and a plethora of cupholders.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
The robbers fled in a sport-utility vehicle in an unknown direction, police said.
—Lou Kleinberg, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The investigation showed that a sport utility vehicle driven by the 47-year-old woman struck the rear of a slowing semitrailer, according to the release.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
For the Tesla Model Y (sport-utility vehicle), this translates into a potential driving range extension of nearly 90 miles (about 145 km) without increasing the battery pack’s size.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
The robbers fled in a sport-utility vehicle in an unknown direction, police said.
—Lou Kleinberg, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The investigation showed that a sport utility vehicle driven by the 47-year-old woman struck the rear of a slowing semitrailer, according to the release.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
For the Tesla Model Y (sport-utility vehicle), this translates into a potential driving range extension of nearly 90 miles (about 145 km) without increasing the battery pack’s size.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sport-utility vehicle
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This is obviously no sports car, but with a 223-horsepower motor on the front axle and an 116-hp one out back, in tandem with compact proportions, the C-HR easily lends itself to spirited driving better than any other EV in Toyota’s range.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
18 Feb. 2026
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Letao Wang, a professional astrologer in Hong Kong, compared the fire horse to a sports car.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Days unfold through a series of private visits, backed by a luxury town car for any spur-of-the-moment detours.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jerry eventually sent an assistant back in a town car to quietly retrieve the soup anyway.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the cost of used cars and trucks, household furnishings and operations, and motor vehicle insurance declined.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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For Connecticut, one of the biggest concerns is air quality, with greenhouses gases and other pollutants from motor vehicles as the worst offenders.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, Audi is hinting that a new RS5 might be in the making, but in plug-in hybrid form and in the greatest segment of them all, as a station wagon.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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The side profile is a mashup of a low-riding SUV and a station wagon with a pinch of minivan.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
4 Feb. 2026
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The investigators also tagged and towed a Range Rover SUV from a nearby restaurant parking lot late Friday.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The company has received positive early feedback on its R2 SUV, according to the earnings release.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Alta Dena was founded by three Stueve brothers in Monrovia at the end of World War II, with 61 cows and a milk wagon.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the biggest clue that the TBX series is more than your grandpa's retirement wagon comes at the very back of the motorhome.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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Current coaches Dana Altman and Kelvin Sampson have also accomplished the feat, while Eddie Sutton, Roy Williams, Fran Dunphy, Lou Henson, Bob Huggins and Jim Larranaga had done it previously.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Two weeks after bowing out in the quarterfinal to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the American head coach announced plans to depart at the end of 2025.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Igoe said the deputies saw the driver, the sole occupant of the Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback, armed with a gun.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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On the street, the Mazda3 hatchback carries itself with a restrained yet purposeful elegance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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