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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicle
Child and pet welfare: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Police said the vehicle came to rest in an embankment and the truck was being held in place by utility wires.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
An American Pickle, his last vehicle as a leading man, wound up on HBO Max, though that was one of many films pushed to streaming during early Covid.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Deploying vehicles in humans supervising (in the vehicle or remotely) is one thousand times less risky--the number is indeed that large.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Police said the vehicle came to rest in an embankment and the truck was being held in place by utility wires.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
An American Pickle, his last vehicle as a leading man, wound up on HBO Max, though that was one of many films pushed to streaming during early Covid.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Deploying vehicles in humans supervising (in the vehicle or remotely) is one thousand times less risky--the number is indeed that large.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicle
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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The rideshare boom reshaped urban transportation, bringing millions of riders and drivers into a new kind of mobility network.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Categories that see higher levels of inflation than the overall rate include housing, medical costs, transportation and groceries.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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DeMarco played every instrument; produced, engineered, and mixed the songs; shot the album cover and music videos using a tripod; and is releasing it on his own label.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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An automatic analysis system was used on a large body of materials-engineering research and related sciences to identify authors who incorrectly reported the instruments used in their studies, a potential giveaway of a piece of research being fraudulent.—
Fernanda González,
Wired News,
11 Aug. 2025
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In today's market, an animatronic will run you $8k to $15k, depending on condition, not accounting for shipping or transport.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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For livestock, plan transport and shelter in advance.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Florida Keys deputies arrested a Miami man on DUI and child neglect charges Wednesday who identified himself as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, according to the sheriff’s office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Consumers will use personal AI agents trained with their data to refine outputs and manage finances.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Using drones also allows the site to be surveyed while remaining undisturbed and without the need for any heavy machinery.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The capacity expansion is courtesy of new RFID production machinery that is five times faster than what the facility previously used.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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This complex legal mechanism—which allows the EU to respond to coercion through a broad set of tools, including limiting market access, foreign direct investment, and public procurement—is supposed to allow Brussels to retaliate against allies and adversaries.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Despite a serious grassroots effort to fight this, the protest mechanism was doomed to failure from the start, on multiple levels.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Still, the problem of organ shortages persists for people with organ failure.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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He was born with a medical condition that affects blood flow, can cause significant pain, and may lead to organ damage or stroke.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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