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as in trailer
a motor vehicle that is specially equipped for living while traveling
bought a caravan and drove cross-country to California
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as in to tent
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Recent Examples of caravan
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
The Facebook page Trump Parade Cincinnati described the event as a caravan traveling the Interstate 275 loop around Cincinnati Saturday morning.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2024
Victoria Kim Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2023
The enslaved woman who slogged on foot behind her Mormon master’s caravan from Mississippi to Utah, and in 1851, from Utah to L.A.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with her not so trustworthy best friend Jen.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
The Facebook page Trump Parade Cincinnati described the event as a caravan traveling the Interstate 275 loop around Cincinnati Saturday morning.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2024
Verb
State officials have organized occasional convoys to let residents caravan through the northern closures to make supply runs.
—Victoria Kim Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2023
The enslaved woman who slogged on foot behind her Mormon master’s caravan from Mississippi to Utah, and in 1851, from Utah to L.A.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caravan
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Natural Gas Services Group continues to focus on renting larger horsepower compressors and optimizing its existing fleet to improve profitability.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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China is the world’s second-largest domestic aviation market after the U.S. Boeing has said China will more than double its commercial airplane fleet and need 8,830 new planes by 2043.Reuters, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The footage was captured by a police mobile trailer camera set up in the area.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Watch the Hard Knocks In Season with the AFC North trailer in the video above.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Most canvas wall tents this large require transport by truck or pack mule.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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According to Zambrano and Sarah Brekke, M.S., Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen brand manager, the benefits of tenting a turkey with foil include: Moisture retention: Foil helps trap steam, preventing the turkey—especially the breast meat—from drying out.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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But aid agencies had difficulty moving the food brought ashore to areas further into Gaza where it was needed most because humanitarian convoys came under attack.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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From compact backpacking bags that offer optimal warmth for their weight to roomier double sleeping bags, there are options to suit any camping style.Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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Packing cubes are super handy on river and backpacking trips too.Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Caravan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caravan. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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