tandem

noun

Definition of tandemnext
as in coach

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tandem
  1. coach
  2. buggy
  3. roadster
  4. cab
  5. coupe
  6. chariot
  7. cabriolet
  8. gig
Noun
  • 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
  • Penn State, meanwhile, has won many games under coach James Franklin but never the big one.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Stiller doesn’t leave us alone; a buggy SZA emerges from the smoke and seductively dances in the field.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
  • More than 200 tickets have been issued to Amish buggy drivers since lawmakers adopted the regulation in June 2022.
    Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of buggy
Noun
  • The firm says the 'plug-and-play' EV kit for the Mark 1 Miata comes as a response to the numerous requests for an electric variant of the classic two-seater roadster, which will use its in-house powertrains.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • One roadster bicycle can allow a child to attend school by making the journey quicker and safer.
    Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of roadster
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of cab
Noun
  • 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
  • Shake well to chill and dilute, then serve in a coupe and garnish as desired.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • The small asteroid, which is little more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But oh my, what a sequence that final chariot race is.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • The cabriolet drives like a Mercedes-Benz always does.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Acceleration from zero to 60 mph now comes in at 2.9 seconds in the coupe and 3.0 seconds flat in the cabriolet.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
Definition of cabriolet
Noun
  • Cotton reached out to Trump's incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles to warn against Fox Kennedy as a pick for the CIA gig.
    Stef W. Kight, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
  • While winning the reality competition show didn't change his life entirely, Goodall has booked performances at an Indiana Pacers game, the Indianapolis Circle of Lights ceremony and a late-December gig with comedian and AGT judge Howie Mandel in California.
    Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of gig
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