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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicle
As a part of the service, potential users can choose the number of Escalades or similar vehicles that are a part of the personalized motorcade (the number currently tops out at 3), as well as the type of uniform that the guards wear.
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
There is no such thing as an all-American vehicle: Even the Ford F-150 pickup, America’s best-selling vehicle model for more than 40 years, gets less than half of its parts from US factories.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
After her rights were read and she was issued the citation, LeBaron was let out of the vehicle and not detained.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Nearly as hard as diamond and with a high energy density, tungsten is critical in the manufacture of weapons such as armor-piercing rounds, as well as having a range of civilian applications, from light bulbs to electric vehicle batteries.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
There is no such thing as an all-American vehicle: Even the Ford F-150 pickup, America’s best-selling vehicle model for more than 40 years, gets less than half of its parts from US factories.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
After her rights were read and she was issued the citation, LeBaron was let out of the vehicle and not detained.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Nearly as hard as diamond and with a high energy density, tungsten is critical in the manufacture of weapons such as armor-piercing rounds, as well as having a range of civilian applications, from light bulbs to electric vehicle batteries.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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Shipley said on Monday that fuel costs and driver wages for school transportation and electricity costs for the district are among the expenses increasing beyond the rate of inflation, thereby driving up the district’s expenditures.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The website claims that this package includes on-stage access, accommodation on a private yacht or villa, transportation and a 24/7 chauffeur service.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, these stations across the country and the instruments used to collect the data vary and have evolved over time, meaning that raw historical data might not always reflect accurate or consistent conditions.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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States come and go, in other words, and their techniques and instruments may vary, but the obligation to defend and uphold Islam is constant.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Netanyahu ordered the military to pick up the intensity of operations after a series of explosions on buses in transport depots close to Tel Aviv on Thursday.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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French startup Flying Whales is on a mission to transform cargo transport with its ambitious Large Capacity Airship 60 Tonne (LCA60T) project.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is because the processing of ingredients and food products involves a lot of machinery that contains plastics.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Memory holes make their users part of the machinery.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Bless also integrates adaptive verification methods, such as weighted averages for data retrieval and consensus mechanisms for complex tasks, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and seamless execution across a diverse computing network.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Night Agent takes itself much more seriously, but creator Shawn Ryan has a tremendous internal editing mechanism that keeps the show lean and propulsive.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Loose organs fall out the back of an unzipped jumpsuit.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Miami is a destination for patients seeking cancer treatment, organ transplants and Brazilian butt lifts.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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