car

noun

ˈkär How to pronounce car (audio)
Definition of carnext
as in automobile
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car

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Recent Examples of car The ruling allowed Oregon and dozens of other Western localities to limit where individuals living in cars, parks and other encampments stayed. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Two miles downstream, a maintenance worker at a mobile home park saw a car float past and lodge against a bridge. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 In addition to a person in his car dying from injuries sustained in the crash, another passenger was severely hurt, the release said. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 There were three swimming pools and a five-car garage that housed at least two Rolls-Royces. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for car
Recent Examples of Synonyms for car
  1. automobile
  2. bus
  3. wheels
  4. machine
  5. auto
Noun
  • Christine Chao, 44, of Rosemead, was charged with second-degree felony text messaging or email automobile homicide on Tuesday for the June 12 crash in Juab County, Utah, according to documents from Juab County's Fourth District Court.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Chao was charged with text message or email automobile homicide Tuesday after the investigation into the crash was finished.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • Lula's request came after issues with buses that provide transportation to polls in São Paulo and Salvador, two cities that tend to favor the incumbent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Lula’s request came after issues in nine states with buses that provide transportation to polls in Sao Paulo and Salvador, two cities that tend to favor the incumbent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • Those stoppers bite on 22-inch aluminum-alloy wheels dressed with, at least in our car’s case, Pirelli Trofeo RS rubber.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
  • View gallery - 7 images This tiny house takes the look of a traditional mountain lodge and puts it on wheels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Latest from the show floor Stern’s latest offering, Fallout, stood near the entrance of a convention floor packed with the latest machines from manufacturers like Jersey Jack, Barrels of Fun, Spooky Pinball, and others.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of machine
Noun
  • The next auto race will be decided by which country can excel at both.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • While working for his family's auto-leasing company, Selig became a minority investor in the Milwaukee Braves, who played at County Stadium from 1953-65 and won two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of auto

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“Car.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/car. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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