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Recent Examples of sports car
Under his meticulous care, the gleaming red sports car has been souped up to generate 400-horsepower turbo performance, but retains much of the original features and feel.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
For purists, that will be the biggest downside to the RS5 going PHEV, and a challenge for Audi engineers, who will need to build a car with the driving dynamics of a sports car in a package that will likely weigh over two tons.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1985, Marty McFly (played by Lucas Hallauer) is a skateboarding high schooler who is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine — ensconced in a DeLorean sports car — by nutty off-the-books scientist Doc Brown (David Josefsberg).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The brands included in this analysis are those typically ranked in lists of luxury cars, in addition to prestigious sports car brands.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
For purists, that will be the biggest downside to the RS5 going PHEV, and a challenge for Audi engineers, who will need to build a car with the driving dynamics of a sports car in a package that will likely weigh over two tons.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1985, Marty McFly (played by Lucas Hallauer) is a skateboarding high schooler who is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine — ensconced in a DeLorean sports car — by nutty off-the-books scientist Doc Brown (David Josefsberg).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The brands included in this analysis are those typically ranked in lists of luxury cars, in addition to prestigious sports car brands.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports car
Noun
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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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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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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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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
Noun
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Singer also intends to build just 75 examples of the convertible.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Imagine speeding down Highway 101 in a convertible, on your way to grab lunch at Marisella, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara‘s onsite restaurant perched above the Pacific.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some of your creeping thyme may develop woody stems over time.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Expect a lot of floral, fruity, and woody notes across the board.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports%20car. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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