as in stagecoach
a vehicle with two wheels that was pulled by horses and was raced and used in battle in ancient times
a chariot race
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Recent Examples of chariot
While Ben-Hur is revered for its spectacular chariot race scene, Heston’s performance as the titular Judah Ben-Hur is also lauded as one of his best.
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Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
The deadly chariot race, a nearly 15-minute-long tour de force of practical effects and daring stunts, is one of the best action sequences ever filmed (if not the best).
—James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
These are hardly the first or most extensive finds at the site, which included the discovery of a miniature bronze chariot likely used for transporting a cultic statue just last year.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Instead, human control of horses took off just prior to the explosive spread of horses and chariots across Eurasia during the early second millennium BCE.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
The deadly chariot race, a nearly 15-minute-long tour de force of practical effects and daring stunts, is one of the best action sequences ever filmed (if not the best).
—James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
These are hardly the first or most extensive finds at the site, which included the discovery of a miniature bronze chariot likely used for transporting a cultic statue just last year.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Instead, human control of horses took off just prior to the explosive spread of horses and chariots across Eurasia during the early second millennium BCE.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chariot
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Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Elijah Robertson House Elijah Robertson, the nephew of Gen. James Robertson, built a stagecoach stop and tavern at 7704 Old Charlotte Avenue sometime around 1820.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2024
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Penn State, meanwhile, has won many games under coach James Franklin but never the big one.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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While Indiana won titles in 1940 and 1953, the Hoosiers are more widely associated with their success under coach Bobby Knight, who won three more championships in the 1970s and ’80s.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Enthusiasts might argue that the best of the Tri-Five Bel Airs were the 1957 two-door coupe and convertible, as well as the two-door wagon known as the Nomad.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
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Shake well to chill and dilute, then serve in a coupe and garnish as desired.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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White was inside the cab of his rig, parked on Lucas Lane adjacent to Love's Travel Stop.Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The alleged shooter is seen taking a cab at around 7 a.m. on the Upper West Side and at uptown bus station about 45 minutes later, according to police.James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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But for someone as beloved as him, The Weeknd feels right at home on stage even during the remarkably intimate show.Heran Mamo, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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An engineering team needs to leverage the right technologies and tools to automate all three stages of a machine learning system—feature generation, model training, and model serving.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chariot. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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