tram

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Recent Examples of tram Singapore Packed with adventure, Sentosa Island has long been the locals’ quick getaway from the city, accessible by car, bus, or aerial tram. Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025 An American tourist was reportedly stabbed in the face by a Syrian asylum seeker in Germany while protecting two women being harassed on a tram. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025 According to Dresden police, two men began harassing female passengers on the tram. Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 The beaches are easily accessible by car (free parking) or by bus and tram. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tram
Noun
  • Outsize portraits of all three are hauled down endless streets as crowds of obligatory fans parade their wheelbarrows, shovels and carbines.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • What better way to welcome guests this fall than with a wheelbarrow filled with pumpkins and gourds?
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other officials have circled the wagons.
    Michael Albertus, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For those on the political left who typically are far more supportive of social-net spending, Minnesota is a political nightmare and some have circled the wagons in defense.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The truck's condition was the result of years of mishaps that Riles says are too numerous to recount.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Dutro specializes in fabricating equipment like hand trucks, carts and dollies, so a vehicular trailer in the hot overland adventure market is a natural extension of its talents.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Sandoz wheeled a roughly 250-pound condensing unit into place on a hand truck with the grace of a ballroom dancer.
    Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Abc, which started in 1897 with a pushcart selling carpets in the Lower East Side, moved to its Flatiron District address on 888 Broadway in 1961.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The two initially sold coffee out of a pushcart by the railroad tracks in downtown Grants Pass.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Woods never liked the idea of riding a cart in real competition.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Now, to add to cart before they’re gone.
    Emma Greene, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Tram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tram. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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