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a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
browsed online for used automobiles for sale
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Recent Examples of automobiles
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Key industries such as agriculture, construction, automobiles, energy, health care, technology and advanced industries like aerospace and bioscience face the greatest risk from higher tariffs and the potential for retaliatory tariffs abroad.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
China’s subsidies, which are far larger than those of other countries, have created overcapacity in automobiles, solar panels, and semiconductors.
—Sadek Wahba, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Today, the assembly of automobiles and countless other products is done primarily by robots.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The tariffs issued on steel, aluminum and automobiles are unaffected by the ruling.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Travel assistance Attending college far from home means that students will take planes, trains or automobiles to return home for holidays and other special events.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Electric vehicles are insured by the same carriers as internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Break the bomber into sub-assemblies and move them on a line like automobiles.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Into your Ubers and into your buses and trains, planes and automobiles.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Key industries such as agriculture, construction, automobiles, energy, health care, technology and advanced industries like aerospace and bioscience face the greatest risk from higher tariffs and the potential for retaliatory tariffs abroad.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
China’s subsidies, which are far larger than those of other countries, have created overcapacity in automobiles, solar panels, and semiconductors.
—Sadek Wahba, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Today, the assembly of automobiles and countless other products is done primarily by robots.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The tariffs issued on steel, aluminum and automobiles are unaffected by the ruling.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Travel assistance Attending college far from home means that students will take planes, trains or automobiles to return home for holidays and other special events.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Electric vehicles are insured by the same carriers as internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Break the bomber into sub-assemblies and move them on a line like automobiles.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobiles
Noun
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Pick-up locations include Belleville (closest full-size fleets), Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Picton for compact cars.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Hendrick cars could struggle.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over half of the generation says hard work, not luck, drives success.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Security leaders have long viewed data as a strategic asset that drives insights, innovation and market advantage.—
Asaf Kochan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Do not follow large vehicles closely - Large vehicles like trucks or buses can create a spray of water that can reduce your visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some school districts are even equipping buses with Wi-Fi hot spots or loaning devices to families, says Ellerson Ng.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other introspective angles are explored during Mariano’s audiences with his friend the Pope (Rufin Doh Zeyenouin), a serene Black man with a head crowned by a bundle of silver dreads, who tools around the Vatican on a motorbike.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Automobiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobiles. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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