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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
Wallace shot back but was wounded before Howard and the sport utility vehicle's driver left the scene, the release says.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 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
Wallace shot back but was wounded before Howard and the sport utility vehicle's driver left the scene, the release says.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 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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Between them, Sandgaard and Lucsok used their sizable earnings to pay for a private jet, a Lamborghini, the McLaren sports car, cosmetic procedures, real estate and the British soccer club, investigators said.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Japanese marque’s latest sports car also comes with an optional manual transmission, which is a bit of a surprise since its sibling, the R35-generation GT-R, only comes with a dual-clutch.—
Kyle Hyatt,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 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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Lawmakers should act now to require strong insurance minimums and clearly assign responsibility, treating autonomous vehicle crashes as standard motor vehicle claims handled through ordinary auto insurance — not complex product litigation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Windshield wipers In Texas, any operating motor vehicle must have functioning windshield wipers in order to pass an inspection.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The long walk to my white station wagon was measured and surreal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 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 video also showed the public street in front of the home blocked by yellow crime scene tape attached to an LAPD SUV.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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Helicopter footage after the shooting showed what appeared to be bullet holes in a gate, as well as the front of the home blocked by yellow crime-scene tape attached to an LAPD SUV.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Visitors can stroll through acres of giant Tecolote ranunculus or take in the blooms from a tractor wagon.—
Martina Schimitschek,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Arizona once again looks like a wagon with Koa Peat back.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Big East’s individual awards are voted on by the conference’s coaches, whose selections are not made public.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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San Francisco put on the hardest of sells on to try to keep the talented linebacker — head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch flew to Texas to try to talk him out of leaving — but Greenlaw ultimately chose the Broncos.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The would-be burglars left behind a lot of damage at the liquor store before driving off in a gray hatchback.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Japanese automotive company Honda moved production of the Civic Hybrid hatchback from Japan to its Indiana plant.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
23 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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