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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
Listen to this article A 28-year-old man was discovered shot in the facial area inside of a vehicle Saturday morning on the Far South Side in the Roseland neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Officers arrested one of the suspects near the scene, but the others escaped in a vehicle.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the clip, Travis dances around in a Texas state flag, but the video delivers a heart-racing finish with Scott in a car chase as law enforcement choppers and a line-up of police vehicles follow him ala O.J. Simpson in 1994.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
None of the autonomous vehicles participating finished the 150-mile route.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Officers arrested one of the suspects near the scene, but the others escaped in a vehicle.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere in the clip, Travis dances around in a Texas state flag, but the video delivers a heart-racing finish with Scott in a car chase as law enforcement choppers and a line-up of police vehicles follow him ala O.J. Simpson in 1994.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025
None of the autonomous vehicles participating finished the 150-mile route.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicle
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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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Hogan added that lighter regulation from Trump’s second term could help with energy distribution and transportation, ultimately benefiting overall supply.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Gabriel Cortés,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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The temporary closure of the Texas airports could also disrupt business travel, tourism, and the transportation of goods, since cargo flights, carrying essential supplies, could also be delayed.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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That court loss led to a sweep of new bitcoin ETFs, which ultimately proved to be the most successful category launch in the history of such instruments.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The cold snap forced Yo-Yo Ma and other musicians to pre-record their music, out of fear that their instruments would freeze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Police were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Dobson Street in reference to a physical disturbance that resulted in two people being injured, both of whom declined transport by ambulance, but later received medical treatment, according to a press released issued by Pea Ridge Police.—
Annette Beard,
arkansasonline.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Among them: Jack had arrived to Auschwitz on a transport June 24, 1943, with 1,600 Jews.—
Amber Hunt,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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During Trump’s first term, immigration agents arrested people receiving emergency care in hospitals and a child during an ambulance transfer.—
Vanessa G Sánchez and Daniel Chang,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Republican lawmakers in Connecticut are pushing to roll back a state law that limits when law enforcement and correctional officers can cooperate with federal immigration agents.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Training programs are particularly important when AI applications on machinery (such as sensors) require employees with no previous experience to interface with the technology.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The intent of the exercise is to illuminate the sport’s complicated, layered machinery and identify the people who shape the terrain.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Creating a tax mechanism to bring in private investment is not about picking one tax structure over another.—
George Cardenas,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Web site also has a video that beautifully explains the mechanism that yields this fascinating phenomenon.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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He was best known for his work on the organ, preferring a Lowrey to the rock standard Hammond B-3 of the time.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The mad professor could play organ, piano, accordion, horns — anything to serve the song.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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