minivan

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Recent Examples of minivan The complaint alleges police and the tow employees were negligent in transporting her vehicle without examining the interior, and Jordan Maximilian Lopez, the driver who struck the minivan, is accused of negligently driving his vehicle. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 This is a luxury minivan that comes with a version incorporating two luxurious rear massage lounge seats in the rear and a giant video screen that even exceeds the one available as an option with BMW’s impressive i7. James Morris, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Three adults were killed and two children were hospitalized following a four-vehicle crash in New Jersey involving a minivan for special needs students, authorities said Friday. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025 The driver of a minivan crashed into a crowd in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, injuring nine people including three children, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minivan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
Noun
  • Every aspect of the car’s attitude is controlled via your right foot.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
  • Listen to this article A 5-year-old boy has been pronounced dead after being hit by a car in the driveway of his home in St. Charles on Tuesday, according to a news release Wednesday from the St. Charles Police Department.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • His comments came after a Russian drone hit a minibus carrying civilians near the front lines in Ukraine’s Sumy region, killing nine people and injuring seven, according to local officials.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
  • The minibus is manufactured in Turkey and the final assembly is currently in Canada.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • When the victim got out of her car and approached the SUV, its driver barreled into her then turned onto Lafayette Ave., heading the wrong way down a one-way street to get away, cops said.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
  • This is a mid-size crossover SUV with some resemblance to a Jeep Renegade from the front, albeit with a much more contemporary spin.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2025
  • In general, this case presents no special facts or legal circumstances, only the banal horror of a man being wrongfully loaded onto a bus and sent back to a county where he was allegedly just raped and kidnapped.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The tariffs then took effect again on March 4, though Trump later paused tariffs on automobiles and exempted many products from the tariffs on March 6.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Transportation was in the air last week: Slow boats from China, or the lack thereof; automobiles, possibly pink and probably exploding; and that gleaming jet that will surely come with a grand, gold staircase.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Stephanie White, who got her first win as head coach of the Fever, also commented on Clark’s foul.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
  • Enlist a private session with a coach to help refine your backhand or simply look the part with gear from the Lacoste and Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc capsule collection that blends the two brands’ legendary codes.
    Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • And this all happened before delivering a single electric van.
    Jennifer Jacobs Dungs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • But when the conversation gets too intimate, Zephyr takes off in the beat-up van that serves as her living quarters.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • According to the department, the wagon was located far away from the main road in middle of a field.
    David Chiu, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • The horses were performing up to eight funerals a day, in all weather, and pulling wagons that weighed more than a ton.
    Charlie D'Agata, CBS News, 22 May 2025

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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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