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Recent Examples of runabout
With the mantle of most powerful internal-combustion Audi held by the RS Q8 crossover, this low-slung S5 deserves consideration as a practical, usable runabout that happens to not ride high on stilts.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Highlights: Fishing boats, runabouts, cruisers, marine accessories, fishing equipment, diving accessories and personal watercraft.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Another standout is the side-loading tender bay, which can accommodate a 19-foot runabout.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Falcon offers tenders with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion, so perhaps buyers could opt for a sustainable shuttle that burns less fuel than traditional gas-guzzling runabouts.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
Highlights: Fishing boats, runabouts, cruisers, marine accessories, fishing equipment, diving accessories and personal watercraft.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Another standout is the side-loading tender bay, which can accommodate a 19-foot runabout.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
Falcon offers tenders with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion, so perhaps buyers could opt for a sustainable shuttle that burns less fuel than traditional gas-guzzling runabouts.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runabout
Noun
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The Navy says the carrier arrived on Sunday and was accompanied by the cruiser USS Princeton and destroyer USS Sterett, both which are homeported in San Diego, and by the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence, which is ported in Pearl Harbor.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Beverly Hills police officer Jay Broyles, then a 20-year veteran, patrolled the neighborhood in a black-and-white cruiser with his longtime K-9 partner Boss, a German shepherd.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alexander was a passenger in a 2016 BMW sedan that was traveling through the northeast Indianapolis suburb of Fishers, local NBC affiliate WTHR reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Mercedes-Benz The battery was tested by Mercedes on an EQS sedan in the UK, with minor adjustments to make room for the larger pack primarily involving rebuilding the battery housing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2025
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Maribel Merino Bernardo, 57, a Mexican national, drowned when the 25-foot cabin cruiser overturned on Jan. 25, sending more than 20 people into the water near the foot of Saratoga Avenue.—
Paul Sisson,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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One group was interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard near Hillsborough, Florida, along with two Bahamian smugglers in a 25-foot cabin cruiser and another in a vessel near Biscayne Boulevard by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Runabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runabout. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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