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as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transports
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicles
Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
That attempt successfully nullified a rule that would have required all vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
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Haley Parsley
june 22,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
As a result, when traversing loose sand, the rover ended up outperforming similar vehicles that were equipped with conventional wheels.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Back in May, Westchester County Airport got a new surface awareness system to help protect planes and vehicles from ground collisions, like the one in March at LaGuardia that killed two Air Canada pilots.
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Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Police say the vehicles fled the scene.
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Evgenia Anastasakos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Many people died due to delays in emergency response as the area lacks basic infrastructure and ambulance services, forcing passengers to be transported in public vehicles.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
The depot is where fire-rescue vehicles get fueled up and serviced, according to WPLG.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
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Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
That attempt successfully nullified a rule that would have required all vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
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Haley Parsley
june 22,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
As a result, when traversing loose sand, the rover ended up outperforming similar vehicles that were equipped with conventional wheels.
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New Atlas,
22 June 2026
Back in May, Westchester County Airport got a new surface awareness system to help protect planes and vehicles from ground collisions, like the one in March at LaGuardia that killed two Air Canada pilots.
—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Police say the vehicles fled the scene.
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Evgenia Anastasakos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Many people died due to delays in emergency response as the area lacks basic infrastructure and ambulance services, forcing passengers to be transported in public vehicles.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
The depot is where fire-rescue vehicles get fueled up and serviced, according to WPLG.
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Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicles
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By measuring how these atomic properties shift in response to extremely subtle changes in gravity, motion or magnetic fields, the sensors can detect flaws that traditional instruments miss.
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Schmidt last year became the CEO of the rocket company Relativity Space, which won a major NASA contract this week to deliver a set of the agency’s science instruments to Mars in 2028.
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On Tuesday, between Fan Fest and the fan march, the City of Miami reported 100 calls and 15 transports, and 79 of those were heat related.
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Ukrainian mid-range drone operators increasingly target ammunition deliveries, fuel trucks, troop transports, maintenance facilities, warehouses and logistics hubs that sustain Russian combat operations.
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But that may also make Iranian oil less attractive to China, which has been buying it at a discount because Iran under sanctions has few other means to sell.
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None of these senior members of this genocidal regime are good guys, by any means.
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Sacramento International Airport transportations security officers received some pay Monday — their first paycheck in over a month — as the partial government shutdown continues.
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Mayoral press conferences and news releases began to include a running tally of involuntary transportations—an acknowledgment, perhaps, of some outer limit to the power of asking nicely from a screen.
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The inquiry comes days after The Associated Press reported that DEA agents repeatedly monitored—but did not seize—large fentanyl shipments between 2023 and 2025 while attempting to build broader criminal cases.
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Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15.
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More room for all on board is needed due to the mobility conveyances of our oldest and youngest.
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The car's design is radical compared to Jaguar's modern conveyances.
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Its skin and organs contain a powerful neurotoxin that can cause heart failure in humans if consumed.
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The eggs hatch, burrow into the bloodstream, and then go wandering around, embedding in various tissues, muscles, and organs, including the brain.
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The agency estimated the powerful earthquakes in Venezuela could have killed thousands of people, with a 42% chance of at least 10,000 fatalities, though that is based on historical averages and does not take into account many factors specific to this event.
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Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
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“Vehicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicles. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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