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
The Senate is also expected to take up legislation that would give the state more authority to reject excessive homeowner and auto insurance rate hikes.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Twenty states have adopted auto-IRA programs, according to the AARP, as a safety net for employees who lack access to retirement savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The most critical portion of the retailing segment is Berkshire Hathaway Automotive (BHA), which owns over 80 auto dealerships.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
After two years of aggressive decreases in auto theft rates, every tool needs to be used to return to that trend.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Twenty states have adopted auto-IRA programs, according to the AARP, as a safety net for employees who lack access to retirement savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The most critical portion of the retailing segment is Berkshire Hathaway Automotive (BHA), which owns over 80 auto dealerships.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
After two years of aggressive decreases in auto theft rates, every tool needs to be used to return to that trend.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auto
Noun
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The car was driving at a low speed and the student wasn't hurt.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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For example, even the rarest piece in your closet is first experienced by your car, or your backyard, or the courtyard of a county museum.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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In the five years after the first Model T Ford rolled off the assembly line in Detroit in 1908, Americans became obsessed with the automobile.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Carter formed a duo with friend and singer Calvin Scott, but his collaborator was later seriously injured in an automobile accident.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Passengers were taken from the ship to shore in small boats and transported to Tenerife airport in military buses, without coming into contact with the public, according to Reuters.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The house is a few minutes drive to Gulf Beach, on a bus line, within walking distance of a supermarket, Starbuck’s, and fast food.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The actress continued to argue there are limits to what machines can replicate.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Yet masculinism also functions as a perpetual-motion machine of grievance, an inarticulate howl of anguish at the status quo—whatever that currently is.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Auto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auto. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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