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as in vanguards
the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism
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as in forefronts
the leading or most important part of a movement
a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy
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Recent Examples of vans
The app was incorporated in all Amazon’s vans.
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Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Stocks of modern tanks and fighting vehicles are running low, compelling more Russians to attack in pickup trucks and vans.
—David Axe, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The consequences for the unfortunate Russians who swap armored fighting vehicles for unarmored vans can be severe.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Ford in March 2023 said the Postal Service was ordering 9,250 E-Transit vans, set for delivery through the end of this year.
—Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
People were saying how many vans are getting stolen.
—Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
To meet the current goal, 28% of new cars and 16% of new vans sold in 2025 must be zero-emission.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Mass brawls, police vans and ambulances are not unknown.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Drivers of cars, vans and trucks traveling at lower speeds are much less likely to kill e-scooter riders, pedestrians and cyclists.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Steve Denning, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Stocks of modern tanks and fighting vehicles are running low, compelling more Russians to attack in pickup trucks and vans.
—David Axe, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The consequences for the unfortunate Russians who swap armored fighting vehicles for unarmored vans can be severe.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Ford in March 2023 said the Postal Service was ordering 9,250 E-Transit vans, set for delivery through the end of this year.
—Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
People were saying how many vans are getting stolen.
—Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
To meet the current goal, 28% of new cars and 16% of new vans sold in 2025 must be zero-emission.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Mass brawls, police vans and ambulances are not unknown.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Drivers of cars, vans and trucks traveling at lower speeds are much less likely to kill e-scooter riders, pedestrians and cyclists.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Vans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vans. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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