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Recent Examples of minivan
The minivan, which had a passenger and three children, overturned.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Amanda glanced in the rearview mirror to catch a glimpse of her 11-year-old son, Bean, sitting in the third row of her minivan.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Things poke their heads in from stage left or stage right; a candlestick slightly too big for its rectangle hunches to one side; countless pairs of bottles and cups and pitchers seem to be shoving at each other like two kids in the back of a minivan.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Images of the minivan were shared by the police department on Jan. 28, and a Crime Stoppers tip about the driver’s identity was received soon after.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Amanda glanced in the rearview mirror to catch a glimpse of her 11-year-old son, Bean, sitting in the third row of her minivan.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Things poke their heads in from stage left or stage right; a candlestick slightly too big for its rectangle hunches to one side; countless pairs of bottles and cups and pitchers seem to be shoving at each other like two kids in the back of a minivan.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Images of the minivan were shared by the police department on Jan. 28, and a Crime Stoppers tip about the driver’s identity was received soon after.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
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About two dozen people held signs lambasting the billionaire outside a dealership in London as passing cars and trucks tooted horns in support.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The car caught fire, which led to a forest fire in the area, officials added.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Thousands of people line the street to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas pass by with the family in minibuses behind them on its way to the funeral on February 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.—
Tovah Lazaroff,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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One early morning, I was told to be ready at 5 a.m. to be picked up by a minibus carrying the Diablos.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Palm Beach County man accused of driving his Nissan SUV toward a crowd of people protesting Elon Musk and President Donald Trump outside of a Tesla dealership has been granted bond and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Nobody in the pickup truck was hurt, but the SUV driver’s family is hospitalized, with three in critical condition and two in serious condition, but all considered stable, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2025
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All four women described being chained at the wrist, waist and chest and loaded onto a prison bus, where they were held, in one case, for six hours; in another, for 11 or 12 hours.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Of course, Mark and Helly never make it to the bus.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tesla automobiles, dealerships and charging stations around the world have been vandalized — or worse — as the company’s CEO has positioned himself as a right-wing kingmaker in recent months.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The top-performing subsectors were household appliances, consumer services, and automobiles.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Text messages flooded in from former teammates and coaches: Carlos Correa, Brent Strom, Alex Bregman, Dallas Keuchel and Martín Maldonado.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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The performance confirmed what Dodgers players and coaches said in spring training: The 26-year-old Yamamoto returned for his second major league season a different pitcher.—
Iliana Limón Romero,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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McAtee remembers loading food into the back of customers’ vans and noticing pies made by competitors.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some of the elements that deliver this are a Lisbon #28 tram in the capital’s airport store, and a vintage Volkswagen California camper van in Faro Airport’s retail area.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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With the ailing wagon boss strapped into the device, the doc begins slowly excavating.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Bradley's hosts live music, clogging, cane grinding, syrup making, wagon rides, pony rides, and a wide variety of food and arts and crafts.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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