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Recent Examples of notchback
Rare notchback four-door sedans lack the cargo capacity and standout shape of the two- and four-door hatches.
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Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022
Convertible, notchback coupe, and Speedster models were added through the years.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2022
The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear.
—Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018
By the late ’80s, the notchback Mustang GTs and LXs had evolved into a pretty potent package for the era.
—Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
The Grand Sport uses a long notchback-emulating liftgate to give it a sedanlike side profile, but the whole rear glass lifts with the decklid.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 July 2017
Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
The cars were the only notchback ‘Stangs that the company built until the next year, when Shelby, apparently smitten with the green-colored coupe, commissioned a faithful replica (along with a triple-black version called, unsurprisingly, the Black Hornet).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
The graceful notchback slant of the huge tailgate, long overhangs, and expansive rear windows seem at total odds with the shorter hood and narrow wheelbase.
—Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 14 May 2022
Convertible, notchback coupe, and Speedster models were added through the years.
—Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2022
The coupe-like roofline swoops low over the cockpit without pausing for a notchback trunk, allowing for a big liftgate in the rear.
—Jason Fogelson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
Little Red and a later car, unofficially known as the Green Hornet, were the only two Shelby GT 500 notchback coupes of their era, each sporting a snazzy vinyl roof.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2018
By the late ’80s, the notchback Mustang GTs and LXs had evolved into a pretty potent package for the era.
—Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
The Grand Sport uses a long notchback-emulating liftgate to give it a sedanlike side profile, but the whole rear glass lifts with the decklid.
—Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notchback
Noun
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There's also an all-new, fully electric A6, available as a sedan but also as a handsome fastback sedan and even more handsome Avant.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Saloon has a sloping fastback shape with unique rectangular lights in the front and rear that resemble a vintage Black & Decker Dustbuster.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The silver letters of Trump’s name were eventually pried off the building, dumped in a plastic container, and driven away in a Hyundai hatchback.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Kinetic and brutal, the new design gave the appearance of a road-going predator with aims to run down and devour hatchbacks and sedans.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Mustang had an enticing base price of $2,368 for the hardtop, which was possible, in part, because the car shared Ford’s economical Falcon platform.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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The carbon-fiber hardtop is integrated with a JL audio system, which has two speakers on the hardtop and six more around the cockpit.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Along with the coupes, convertibles, and radical mid-engined Hai, about 30 cars were the High Speed 375/4 model, an imposing four-door introduced in 1971 and built through 1976.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Federal agents raided Menendez’s house in 2022 and found $480,000 in cash and $150,000 worth of gold bars hidden in the home, along with a Mercedes-Benz convertible in the garage and other valuables.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Top sealed, the multi-layer roof keeps the cabin impressively quiet—I’d argue on par with the coupe.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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That car was also a very popular model for moonshiners in the southeastern part of the country as with minor modifications, the coupe could carry up to 130 gallons of moonshine and outrun the revenuers with the hot 85 HP V8 engine.—
David Krumboltz,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If these two weren't enough to show how fun wagons can be for dogs, there are plenty of other benefits.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The tiny seeds caught a ride in their seed bags as well as on their boots and clothes, and the invading grass took hold everywhere their horses’ hooves and wagon wheels tread.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Read, 44, is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in 2022.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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It’s expected to be an SUV and pricing has not been announced.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sharp tools are essential for making clean cuts on woody holly branches.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2025
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Cut through the base of the stalks, then cut away any tough, woody ends.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Notchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notchback. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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