gas-guzzler

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Recent Examples of gas-guzzler For those arriving in many of China’s major cities from countries dominated by gas-guzzlers, the quiet will be their first impression, said Li Shuo, director of the China climate hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute. Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 The Biden administration certainly recognizes this, having last week laid out a timeline for phasing out gas-guzzlers within the next eight years, so by 2032 most new cars in the U.S. will have to be zero-carbon (there’s still some scope for hybrids, which is contentious in itself). David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024 Hybrid vehicles — a neat balance between a gas-guzzler and an EV — are all the rage. William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 The price increase is a result of the new seventh-generation pony car getting hit with a gas-guzzler tax, which applies to vehicles that don't meet federal fuel-economy standards. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023 The Demon 170 carries a starting price of $100,361 after destination fees and the federal gas-guzzler tax. Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2023 If that price wasn't enough to set your wallet aflame, there's also the matter of the Purosangue's inevitable gas-guzzler tax. Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gas-guzzler
Noun
  • There's no need to wait around for a taxi upon arrival, as all suite bookings include airport fast-track service and limousine pickup.
    Chris Schaklx, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Add to that the promise of hundreds of Hollywood elite in limousines, dozens of red carpets and worldwide media coverage.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Toyota makes the current version of the popular SUV in Kentucky, Canada and Japan.
    Maki Shiraki, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Yes, the original one, with the Jawas riding around in that big SUV, having impromptu droid sales and whatnot.
    Dan Ewen, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Introduced in 2017, the limited-edition beast pairs a 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 with a 2.9-liter Whipple supercharger.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The assumption was that once the existing stock of the V-8 had been exhausted it would be done once and for all.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The two-vehicle collision occurred at about 5:17 p.m. near Emmett Road and Hollow Road when a coupe crossed the center line and collided head-on with a large pickup truck, according to Idaho State Police.
    Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Vanquish which ceased production in 2018, was reintroduced as a coupe in September, 2024; the company plans to build only 1,000.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Comparatively, the Chevrolet Trax American subcompact SUV is 178.6 inches long.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Bloomberg reported this week that GLA subcompact SUV is one such model that reportedly might no longer be for sale in the U.S. Mercedes’s other entry-level cars include the C-Class, the GLB and GLC SUVs, and the CLA, which are all made overseas.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her mini wore a mint green ski suit with red ski goggles, stealing the moment.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Apple has updated its vintage product list by adding the iPhone 6s and the 2018 Mac mini.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By the time the wagon arrived at the Western District station, its sixth stop, Gray was unconscious.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In a squad, a soldier rides one horse in the lead, six horses pull the caisson wagon, and a riderless horse follows.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The unnamed woman was taken by up to five men, who arrived in a white sedan and a black SUV, 7 News, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • An investigation determined the pedestrian – identified only as a man – was walking eastbound across Monterey Road outside of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a woman driving northbound in a black 2009 Toyota sedan, Garibay said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Gas-guzzler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gas-guzzler. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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