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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
used organized protests as a vehicle for change
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as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers
bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby
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Recent Examples of vehicle
According to the Houston Police Department, detectives responded to a vehicle crash along a busy interstate at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 2.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Investigators also found that the vehicle was registered to Diaz-Melendez’s mother, police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
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Chinese consumer electronics maker Xiaomi is ready to launch an electric SUV next year as a follow-up on the smashing success of its first vehicle, the SU7.
—Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024
From electric vehicle charging services to more efficient maritime shipping to next-generation traffic barriers, these young entrepreneurs are finding new ways to power and move people and goods.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Investigators also found that the vehicle was registered to Diaz-Melendez’s mother, police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
Read More Previous Slide Next Slide 3 / 7
Chinese consumer electronics maker Xiaomi is ready to launch an electric SUV next year as a follow-up on the smashing success of its first vehicle, the SU7.
—Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024
From electric vehicle charging services to more efficient maritime shipping to next-generation traffic barriers, these young entrepreneurs are finding new ways to power and move people and goods.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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This dilemma can be solved in only one way, by the birth of a new faith, adjusted in its instrumentalities to the needs of the new century, but preserving the ultimate objectives of the old.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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For example, while a new job in a safer neighborhood can improve someone’s health, a sudden financial setback or loss of transportation can introduce new challenges.Sean Fogarty, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Working with the transportation department, which is primarily concerned with automobile traffic, the bike commission adds a critical focus on bicycle and scooter safety.Bruce Bilodeau, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Swift, who performs some songs on the piano and some on the guitar at most of her concerts, was ready to play when the instrument suddenly made a noise.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Some, like Kouyaté, play a xylophone-like instrument called the balafon.Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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The new line is expected to accommodate 250,000 travelers daily, according to Greece’s ministry of transport and infrastructure.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Rope holds found in the wood would have tied the logs together for transport via the Seine River.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The money is earmarked for further investment in the technology underpinning the platform – including features such as artificial intelligence agents that support sellers – and to put staff on the ground in its biggest markets, such as the US and the Middle East.David Prosser, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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His plan was nearly foiled by Canadian border patrol agents who were suspicious of his not having a driver's license, which had been ditched in his wallet in the lake.David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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At that particular time — despite the fact that Paul and Linda tried very, very hard to help him — there was no machinery to help him.Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 138-year-old firm also makes a raft of consumer goods, including refrigerators and coffee machines, as well as machinery for other companies.Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Driven by a passion for understanding the intricate mechanisms of the human immune system, Dr. Halpert’s expertise evolved into a mission: revolutionizing cancer treatment.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Using this mechanism, the metasheet can be remotely controlled to push items around by raising and lowering different areas.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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Other human foods that cats can eat unseasoned and without bones are salmon, chicken, turkey, beef, organ meat, shrimp, lamb, pork and canned tuna in spring water only.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Curtis wanted Holland to sponsor a bill that would commit to ending the practice of organ trafficking.Barry Levitt, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vehicle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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