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subcompact

noun

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as in car

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Recent Examples of subcompact The 2026 Chevrolet Trax is a great little subcompact. — New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026 At Tesla Superchargers The Bolt is a city-smart subcompact SUV. — 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 See All Example Sentences for subcompact

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Noun

Outside, the cops, led by a dry sinister officer in a long black leather coat, order him to get on the ground, face down; Sophia comes out of the house and is placed in the back of a car, staring at all this through the glass.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
The governor’s September 2020 order directed the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of car

Noun

The update removes cattle hides, skins and leather from the scope of regulation, along with re-treaded tires, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanized rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and automobile seats.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
The golfer has been involved in four incidents involving automobiles since 2009, causing personal and professional harm.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of automobile

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In the first half of 2026, retail auto sales fell 26% while auto exports were up 72% compared with last year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

— Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Korean auto workers are simply the first workforce to watch the chariot roll toward them with enough collective leverage to stand in the road.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of auto

Noun

Aerial footage showed heavy damage to the suspect's vehicle, a dark gray sedan.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
In the video, the white sedan is seen driving in slow circles at an intersection before another vehicle drives up, blocking the white sedan and bringing it to a stop.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of sedan

Noun

In early 2024, this writer first broke the story about Toyota announcing that the Century would evolve from a single flagship limousine into a standalone ultra-luxury marque and sit above Lexus as Toyota’s ultra-luxury brand.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s armored limousine.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of limousine

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