minivan

noun

Definition of minivannext
as in car

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Recent Examples of minivan Detectives tailed the minivan to four other homes in North Hills, North Hollywood, San Gabriel and Rosemead. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 McLemore burned the minivan, the district attorney’s office alleged. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 Sullivan was driving a Pontiac Montana minivan carrying his wife, son, and daughter, along with one of his daughter’s teammates and her father. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The woman driving the minivan died from injuries suffered in the crash, and two other women in the vehicle suffered serious injuries, ABC 10 reported. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for minivan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minivan
  1. car
  2. minibus
  3. SUV
  4. bus
  5. automobile
  6. coach
  7. van
  8. wagon
Noun
  • The tax rate for car leases would remain at 15%, while leases for film production equipment would see their tax reduced to 11%.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Modern vehicles are computers on wheels, communicating with your smartphone, other cars, satellites, and cloud servers to navigate, entertain, and even drive for you.
    — Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of car
Noun
  • All those injured had been aboard the minibus, and all are men, Cury said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the modern-day minibus won’t be available stateside until the first half of next year at the earliest.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of minibus
Noun
  • In 2018, Mitsubishi resurrected the name for the Eclipse Cross compact SUV.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Video evidence and vehicle registration records confirmed the SUV driven by Romero was owned by his employer and assigned directly to him.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of SUV
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
  • 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
  • Brian Schottenheimer wasn’t quite defeated at his press conference last Monday after the 23-13 loss to Green Bay, but the head coach realized how low the morale was around the building.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Jovic, who was part of the Heat’s bench rotation in each of the first three games, received his first DNP-CD (did not play, coach’s decision) of the season on Monday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • In Florida, Freebee cars, carts and vans can be found from the Florida Keys to Lake and Orange counties.
    — Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The driver pulls their van off the road so it’s parked halfway on an empty lot, runs over in black jeans and a band tee with the sleeves cut off, and climbs into the truck bed as Hollywell jokingly pulls away.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of van
Noun
  • She has just been released from rehab after falling off the wagon and spends much of her day either sleeping or recovering from bad dreams of being chased by Nazis.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The same thing can happen here where SpaceX will sell something that’ll probably rely on other assets that are out there, even if the telcos themselves are circling the wagons.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of wagon

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

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