vehicles

noun

plural of vehicle
1
as in instrumentalities
something used to achieve an end used organized protests as a vehicle for change

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2
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 Commercials showed off sleek and imposing vehicles with four-wheel drive going off-roading through rugged terrain, adding some aspiration to a Tuesday night baseball practice pick-up . — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 In Kansas, a Sedgwick police chief used Flock license plate readers to track his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend’s vehicles 228 times over four-plus months, The Wichita Eagle reported in 2024. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 Ukrainian border guards patrol the area around the clock using armored vehicles, drones and other surveillance systems. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Ramona American Graffiti Cruise Night to host a National Night Out event in Ramona as vehicles of all types cruise down Main Street. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 The orbital refueling demonstration will include two Starship launches, allowing the vehicles to rendezvous and dock with one another in orbit. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 At least two vehicles were involved in the incident, according to the Fire Department’s Facebook post. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026 At the planned Conneaut facility, the company will manufacture synthetic AAM, a critical component used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, grid-scale energy storage and other applications. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 Placing a human in a tank or plane makes these vehicles larger, more easily trackable, and trickier to deploy than their unmanned counterparts. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicles
  1. instruments
  2. transports
  3. means
  4. transportations
  5. agents
  6. conveyances
  7. organs
  8. factors
Noun
  • Art supplies, backpacks, stationery, educational organization tools like binders and file folders, lunch boxes, music instruments, flash drives and more count as school supplies.
    — Zuri Primos July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • In a United conference room tucked away from the commotion of the terminal, the musicians get out their instruments and are harmonizing a few seconds later.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of instruments
Noun
  • This smooth cream ale perfectly blends together pineapple and coconut, inspired by the famously tropical cocktail and transports you straight to island life.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
  • In 2019, when the Space Coast had only 17 launches, there were less 2,000 over-the-road transports through KSC.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of transports
Noun
  • Others worry that maintaining the boundary means ignoring the child’s emotions.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
  • In doing so, advisors may be able to add real, lasting value, not just through standard methods like investment management, but also through more nuanced means like estate planning, business succession, and family governance.
    — Matthew Kayser July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • Sacramento International Airport transportations security officers received some pay Monday — their first paycheck in over a month — as the partial government shutdown continues.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of transportations
Noun
  • Authorities arrested Munster and Claude Kwe, a research fellow at Rocky Mountain Labs, June 2 on charges of conspiracy to smuggle mpox into the United States and lying to border agents.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The first few days after a home is listed often generate the greatest attention, with buyers and agents watching closely for new properties that fit their needs.
    — Heartland MLS®, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • More room for all on board is needed due to the mobility conveyances of our oldest and youngest.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • The car's design is radical compared to Jaguar's modern conveyances.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of conveyances
Noun
  • But within a year, his body began rejecting the organs, and his condition became terminal.
    — Candace McKnight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Studies show that garlic can help reduce fat around the organs and reduce the risk of liver disease.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of organs
Noun
  • This metric measures the quality of each chance as a player shoots, accounting for many contextual factors, including the angle and distance of the shot, and the body part used for the effort.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • When Facebook, now Meta, went public, many factors combined to limit the market response on the first day.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of factors

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