sport-utility vehicle

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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle The Context Police said the gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts outside the store, then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter in a sport utility vehicle. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 The tax break applies to the purchase of new cars, motorcycles, sport utility vehicles, minivans, vans and pickup trucks weighing less than 14,000 pounds (referred to as light vehicles). Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025 Subaru sport utility vehicles and Tesla electric vehicles awaiting shipment are parked at a port on July 07, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan. Erin Doherty, CNBC, 9 July 2025 Carmakers may decide to curtail production of those cars and focus on gasoline pickups and sport utility vehicles that usually are very profitable. Jack Ewing, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sport-utility vehicle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sport-utility vehicle
Noun
  • Samson Sky Switchblade The Samson Sky Switchblade is a flying sports car with a three-wheel chassis road that speeds over 201 km/hr (125 mph).
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Lulham is a sports car driver who made his name in Esports, racing alongside Verstappen in the virtual world.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the finale, Carrie received a phone call from Samantha, who was seen in the backseat of a town car.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • This little town car is a version of the BYD Seagull which sells for less than $10,000 in China.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • He later was arrested at the hospital on counts of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, all misdemeanors.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The 38-year-old Sanchez was arrested on misdemeanor charges, including battery resulting in injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, less than 24 hours after an altercation with a 69-year-old box truck driver.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Also, many relate to having a station wagon as a child.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
  • General Boy was obsessed with driving from Akron, Ohio, down to Mexico in a station wagon with Bob and I, our brother and our two sisters and mom and a dog.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness raises the popular compact SUV’s off-road credentials, slotting in with the Ford Bronco Sport as the most capable in a popular class of vehicles most of whose range of terrain stretches just past the edge of the driveway and onto a suburban lawn.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Officers also found vehicle debris scattered near the scene of the crash, including parts that belonged to a Hyundai SUV.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lastly, the Brewers are a wagon.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Simply pile them in a vintage wagon and place them on your porch.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Teammate Mike Kelfer believes both mirrored their legendary coach’s diligence.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Associate head coach Eric Thibault will take over in her place.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Exterior and Interior The overall look of the 2025 Audi S5 is quite sharp; gazing at it from the side and rear three-quarter, its hatchback-leaning rear half is quite athletic and a step in the right direction for Audi’s latest design language.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • But after Hyundai launched Santro — a quirky looking hatchback, priced right in the comfort zone of middle-class India — there was no looking back.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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