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Recent Examples of minivan
Once a relatively diversified brand, with sedans, SUVs and even a convertible, Chrysler now has only two models, both of them different versions of the same minivan.
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Robert Ferris, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
To viewers all around the country and to those who appreciate the man in the grandpa shoes putting the pedal to the floor of the hybrid minivan.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
At $488 over $80 Grand this 1st Edition VW minivan ain’t cheap.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
On those weekends before Christmas, traffic would back up as minivans crawled through the neighborhood to see elaborate displays of lights, garlands and holiday characters.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Robert Ferris, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
To viewers all around the country and to those who appreciate the man in the grandpa shoes putting the pedal to the floor of the hybrid minivan.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
At $488 over $80 Grand this 1st Edition VW minivan ain’t cheap.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
On those weekends before Christmas, traffic would back up as minivans crawled through the neighborhood to see elaborate displays of lights, garlands and holiday characters.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
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This opening skit is a voicemail worrying about singer Tyler Hubbard’s choice of car, creating a straw man argument to segue into the first song.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The car was featured in the January-February 2022 issue of Mercedes-Benz Club of America’s magazine, The Star.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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Details: The new autonomous electric minibus will seat up to 30 passengers and include access for multiple wheelchairs.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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The new minibuses can carry far more passengers than the company’s current crop of vehicles, while still being restricted to speeds of up to 45 mph.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
7 Jan. 2025
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Then, Peter turns himself in to his FBI handler, Catherine (Amanda Warren), who handcuffs him to her SUV.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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The California Highway patrol still has not determined if the man — Dalton Towery-Britt, 33, of Antioch — was driving the SUV or if the driver was a woman who survived the crash.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Every weekday morning outside Lawrence, Taylor Hahn’s four children scramble to catch a 6:50 a.m. bus to school or pre-school.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Every day, the collectors with wide-angle views - in uniforms that over the years have conjured the police officer, the bus driver and now the classic tourist — dispense change, receipts, directions, greetings and bits of advice.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Most of the other presidents rode in carriages or automobiles.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Orange County Register,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pedestrians hit by an automobile traveling 50 miles per hour — a common speed for cars on urban corridors in the Sacramento region — were 75% likely to die.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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And under coach Jerome Tang, they’ve usually gotten blown out at Allen Fieldhouse.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Royals may lack a leader as brilliant as Chiefs coach Andy Reid.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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During time off, Kitsch often takes his van to the backcountry for fly-fishing or photographing wildlife.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Context Romi Gonen, 24; Emily Damari, 28; and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, were the first hostages to be released, transported by van from Gaza to the Red Cross to facilitate the exchange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Boilermakers had a particularly audacious opening — wins over then-No. 2 Alabama and a good Ole Miss team, losses to Texas A&M, Marquette and the wagon that is Auburn.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Stay in one of the Avalanche Ranch Cabins and Hot Springs’ log cabins or wagons, constructed between 1890 and 1950.—
Jennifer Broome,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Minivan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minivan. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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