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Recent Examples of subcompact
Take, for example, a Hyundai venue, a subcompact crossover SUV, with an average current list price of $24,000.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
The company said the wrongdoing does not affect the safety of the vehicles already on roads, which include the Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles.
—Yuri Kageyama, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
Overall, the list of appreciating models consists of two Porsche sports cars and no fewer than eight SUVs, with the most-attainable model on the list being the subcompact Chevrolet Trax crossover; its $18,971 average transaction price represents a 9.8% jump from 2024 to 2025.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Even a subcompact Nissan Leaf Plus carries a 60-kWh pack, among the smallest batteries in any U.S.-market EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
The company said the wrongdoing does not affect the safety of the vehicles already on roads, which include the Corolla subcompact and Lexus luxury vehicles.
—Yuri Kageyama, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcompact
Noun
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Any example of the gorgeous coupe that hits the market is noteworthy, but this one, despite being over a decade old, has only 4,400 miles on the odometer.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the coupe, the top comes off and tucks neatly away beneath a nearly seamless decklid that doesn't interfere with the sharp overall packaging.—
Alex Kalogiannis,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
Noun
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As the start of school creeped closer, dozens of cars slowed to a crawl along the busy corridor, hazard lights flashing on as students piled out of cars before their parents zipped away.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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The world’s top-selling car maker also cut by 16% its forecast for full-year operating profit, reflecting challenges for global manufacturers grappling with rising costs from US levies on cars, parts, steel and aluminum.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1965, lawyer and advocate Ralph Nader published Unsafe at Any Speed, detailing safety concerns about automobiles.—
Time,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Save for a brief stint as a researcher at a European competitor, Jonas has been with Morgan Stanley (and predecessor firm Dean Witter) since graduating from college, eventually working his way up to leading the bank's coverage of the automobile industry.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Cased inside a compact rather than a bottle, they're applied with a sponge (no foundation brush needed).—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Manhattan Statement calls for a new compact, as does model legislation that one of us (Shapiro) helped develop and that's been adopted in many states.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Device prototypes use a roughly 7-inch horizontal display, approaching the size of an iPad mini.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Pricing context: The mini launched at $99 and has held close to that level.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Enable auto updates wherever possible to avoid missing critical patches. 7.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Toyota’s hybrid-rich lineup is the auto industry’s broadest and strongest, but the world’s largest and richest automaker seemed to be dragged kicking and screaming into taking EVs seriously.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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On July 30, the company announced that its second-generation Xiaopeng P7 sedan would debut in China on Aug 6.—
Victoria Yeo,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Microsoft to allow drivers of its new luxury sedan to stream Teams meetings while driving to and from work.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Yet, board members spent thousands on high-end hotels and limousine services, according to the Daily Southtown.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Travel expense reports from 2024 show board members regularly used limousine services to go to and from the airport when traveling on the district’s dime, and have indulged in steak dinners sometimes for $300 a person on one meal.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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“Subcompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcompact. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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