as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Recent Examples of automobile
Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Elkann is chairman of Exor's automobile companies Stellantis and Ferrari, while Songhurst has spent the previous year on Meta's advisory group helping the company with its artificial intelligence and technology strategies, Zuckerberg added.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Other automobile companies rallied Friday, with EV maker Rivian posting its best one-day percentage gain ever, and Ford and General Motors each reporting their highest annual car sales since 2019.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The glossy ads shaped Garner’s enduring fascination with automobiles at an early age.
—News Desk, Artforum, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The city’s street traffic committee studied what happened when police officers stopped directing street cars, buggies and automobiles at busy intersections, including this one.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Elkann is chairman of Exor's automobile companies Stellantis and Ferrari, while Songhurst has spent the previous year on Meta's advisory group helping the company with its artificial intelligence and technology strategies, Zuckerberg added.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Other automobile companies rallied Friday, with EV maker Rivian posting its best one-day percentage gain ever, and Ford and General Motors each reporting their highest annual car sales since 2019.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The glossy ads shaped Garner’s enduring fascination with automobiles at an early age.
—News Desk, Artforum, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobile
Noun
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The report claims that House Republicans want Trump to avoid executive orders on Biden’s costly student loan forgiveness program, electric vehicle incentives, and fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, among others.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Jan. 2025
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The handy tools are great to have in your purse, in your car, and scattered around your house to solve a variety of problems, so why not have one on hand in case of a snowy weather emergency?—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore’s greatest strength lies in its people — grassroots organizations, health care providers and community leaders tirelessly working to save lives and drive change.—
Pradeep Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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When Dawn did not return home that night, friends and family drove around the school campus looking for her, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reported at the time.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Every weekday morning outside Lawrence, Taylor Hahn’s four children scramble to catch a 6:50 a.m. bus to school or pre-school.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Every day, the collectors with wide-angle views - in uniforms that over the years have conjured the police officer, the bus driver and now the classic tourist — dispense change, receipts, directions, greetings and bits of advice.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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And even as the year winds down, Sabrina is still motoring full speed ahead.—
Meghan Mahar,
Billboard,
23 Dec. 2024
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How to Get There Most out-of-state visitors fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, rent a car, and motor the 126 miles north via Highway 260.—
Tasha Zemke,
Outside Online,
15 Nov. 2024
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Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues TUESDAY PUZZLE — Last year, New York Times Crossword solvers were treated to a puzzle designed to look like a claw machine, with a long arm of black squares grasping at a prize.—
Sam Corbin,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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For instance, machine learning models can process satellite imagery, seismic data and geochemical datasets to pinpoint resource-rich areas, reducing the need for costly exploratory drilling.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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While in his mid-twenties, Olea would tool around the Key — or take a jaunt to Coconut Grove — with a carload of teenage girls.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Researchers were tooling around this second century Roman cemetery and found a body.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Automobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobile. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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