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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle
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.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
While most of the affordable vehicles in this category are smaller crossovers, they are still considered sport utility vehicles.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The crash involving a pickup truck and a small sport utility vehicle occurred shortly before 6:30 a.m. at County Roads 102 and 17, east of Highway 113, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs for the agency’s Woodland office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 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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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 13 Nov. 2025
While most of the affordable vehicles in this category are smaller crossovers, they are still considered sport utility vehicles.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The crash involving a pickup truck and a small sport utility vehicle occurred shortly before 6:30 a.m. at County Roads 102 and 17, east of Highway 113, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch logs for the agency’s Woodland office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 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
Noun
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That means its power-to-weight ratio is high, and its driving dynamics should be less like a sports car and more like a race car.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Think of approaching AI like learning to drive a high-performance sports car.—
Lara Abrash,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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Well, upon arriving in London after a short sporting visit in Scotland, Penner did not find the nearest town car to escort him to the city.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Motor vehicle theft – The theft of a motor vehicle.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2026
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Also, while a station wagon using SPA3 hasn’t been ruled out, there is nothing on the roadmap for now.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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When his last coalition collapsed in 2023 in a dispute over reining in migration, Rutte again leaned on that image, driving an old Saab station wagon to a royal palace to hand his resignation to King Willem-Alexander.—
Mike Corder,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Martinez and another man were charged in October with assault with a deadly weapon, accused of following the agents' vehicles and initiating the collision with Exum's SUV that led to the shooting on Chicago's south side.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That's when Sullivan got out of the passenger seat, allegedly pulled a gun out of the SUV and shot at the officer.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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On their way to watch a rodeo, Dennis and Jean Kuehl got distracted by another kind of horse event — a 40-horse team of Belgian draft horses waiting to pull a big wagon around the arena.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Underneath, a few key upgrades set it apart from the garden-variety wagon.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bieniemy could inject some new ideas after an impressive stint as running backs coach under Ben Johnson for the Chicago Bears who ranked third in the NFL in rushing yards while winning their division during Bieniemy’s only year there.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Atkinson, the high performance director and national coach of Swimming Canada, told CBC he was disappointed with Kharun’s decision.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Launched in 2010 as an answer no one asked for to the Scion xB and Honda Element, the hatchback was the most affordable model in Kia’s lineup.—
Robert Duffer,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Now available as a sedan, hatchback, or SUV, offering both gas and hybrid power trains, with modern tech and touch screen infotainment.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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