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Recent Examples of subcompact
At Tesla Superchargers The Bolt is a city-smart subcompact SUV.
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 11 Mar. 2026
There’s a new 2026 C-HR in town, and it’s intended to be a sporty premium vehicle that is tech-forward with electric power and goodies the entry-level C-HR subcompact Toyota sold from 2016-23 never dreamed of.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For several years now, Europeans have been able to buy the Jeep Avenger, a subcompact crossover that will surely never see American roads.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Jan. 2026
Drivers can lease a 2025 Mazda CX-30 subcompact SUV for $239 a month for 36 months with $4,299 due at signing.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 26 June 2025
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Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 11 Mar. 2026
There’s a new 2026 C-HR in town, and it’s intended to be a sporty premium vehicle that is tech-forward with electric power and goodies the entry-level C-HR subcompact Toyota sold from 2016-23 never dreamed of.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 18 Feb. 2026
For several years now, Europeans have been able to buy the Jeep Avenger, a subcompact crossover that will surely never see American roads.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Jan. 2026
Drivers can lease a 2025 Mazda CX-30 subcompact SUV for $239 a month for 36 months with $4,299 due at signing.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcompact
Noun
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The car was driving at a low speed and the student wasn't hurt.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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For example, even the rarest piece in your closet is first experienced by your car, or your backyard, or the courtyard of a county museum.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Additional structural reinforcement and rollover protection were required after removing the roof, although the company claims the weight increase compared with the coupe is minimal.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The fantasy of a sunny, suburban Los Angeles was explicitly an automobile-centric one—there was no room for the Red Cars.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Frontier-model oversight, critical-infrastructure cybersecurity standards, and much of workforce policy require federal action or multistate compacts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Panasonic is marking the 25th anniversary of its Lumix camera imprint by relaunching its flagship compact, the LX100, as the Lumix L10.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Operated by The Salvation Army, the shop serves warm mini-doughnuts to cruise visitors all summer.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Inside is a gamer’s paradise, with Skee-ball, mini-golf and arcade games.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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At the same time, mortgage debt, auto loans and home equity lines of credit were all higher, the New York Fed found.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The increase in overall debt was driven by higher balances on mortgages and auto loans.—
Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Some of the most high-profile vehicles include the AMG GT, AMG G63 S E-Performance, AMG E53 E-Performance sedan and wagon, Maybach SL680, and the GLC63 E-Performance.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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According to Oakland police, two officers pulled over a white sedan and spotted a gun in plain view inside the car.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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On display are historic photographs and artifacts, even the Pierce-Arrow limousine that awaited Wilson on his arrival in New York after negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The teens even arrived at the event in style, enjoying a limousine ride through midtown Memphis, which was followed by a red-carpet walkway to the event.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcompact. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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