stock car

noun

Definition of stock carnext
as in muscle car

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Recent Examples of stock car The question is how quickly Magnussen will be able to get up to speed in a stock car. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 June 2026 The roots of American stock car racing can be traced back to the moonshine business that once thrived in the hills of the Carolinas and Georgia. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2026 Busch was gone — a reality the sport of American stock car racing, particularly those closest to Busch, is still coming to grips with. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026 One of the hallmarks of his time in F1 was his aggression, and in a stock car, that's going to be a valuable asset. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stock car
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stock car
  1. muscle car
  2. land yacht
  3. sports car
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  • One model – the full-size Dodge Charger muscle car – shows up among the top ten models in both most-lethal lists.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The muscle car spirit lives on in Shelby American’s latest truck.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of muscle car
Noun
  • But more small car options is undeniably a good thing in a society overrun by rolling land yachts.
    — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Seville, Deville, Eldorado, Fleetwood — the names of the brand’s land yachts are legendary, having graced generation after generation of enormous, sybaritic sedans, coupes, and convertibles across the span of the 20th Century.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of land yacht
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  • To find out more about the sports car, check out the full story here.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • While on the surface, that’s a startling drop for a nameplate that has long defied the normal premium sports car depreciation curve.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sports car

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