as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before
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Recent Examples of auto
That's the biggest increase since January 2023 — and the driver was mainly autos.
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The strong showing in March was largely driven by sales of cars and auto parts.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Sweeping tariffs shake the auto industry and its consumers
Audi is directly in the firing line of Trump's tariffs, with its best-selling U.S. model, the Q5, produced in Mexico, and its remaining models all coming from Europe or elsewhere.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver, Sean M. Higgins, was charged with two counts of death by auto and arrested, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The strong showing in March was largely driven by sales of cars and auto parts.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Sweeping tariffs shake the auto industry and its consumers
Audi is directly in the firing line of Trump's tariffs, with its best-selling U.S. model, the Q5, produced in Mexico, and its remaining models all coming from Europe or elsewhere.
—Christina Amann and Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver, Sean M. Higgins, was charged with two counts of death by auto and arrested, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auto
Noun
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His father and uncle — the only two remaining rail car workers in the neighborhood — still live there.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even very young infants will enjoy watching the overhead toys move around as the car drives, which is great for their eyesight and development.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Similar in packaging to an IGH but different in execution, continuously variable hubs function like the transmission in a midrange automobile.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Canada also announced 25% tariffs on certain automobiles exported from the U.S. that aren’t protected by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers for the Venezuelans said many have been loaded on to buses, presumably headed for the airport, without having had a realistic opportunity to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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True, the Port Authority managed to squeeze a nearly $2 billion loan out of Joe Biden’s federal government to help with the $10 billion (and rising) cost of rebuilding its bus terminal.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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What to look for in a quality Frigidaire dehumidifier Frigidaire dehumidifiers are quality machines.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, the percentage completed by humans assisted by technology is expected to rise to 33% from 30% as businesses improve collaboration between their humans, machines and algorithms.—
Daniel Saks,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Auto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auto. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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