Thesaurus results for AUTO

auto

noun

ˈȯ-(ˌ)tō

Definition of auto

as in car

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before

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Recent Examples of auto Welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of the morning’s top headlines from the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive’s editorial team. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026 Sources also confirmed with Wallace that the 24-team Playoff bracket will feature 19 at-large bids, with one auto bid going to each of the Power Four conferences and the fifth and final auto bid going to a Group of Six team. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The forecast excludes auto dealers, gas stations and restaurants. — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Big increases in home and auto insurance premiums over the past two years have added to their financial strain. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auto

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His 2020 breakout record, Little Dominiques Nosebleed, examined place and heritage by tracing the ripples of two successive childhood car accidents; 2022’s ISTHISFORREAL?

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of car

Noun

Kering, which welcomed veteran automobile executive Luca de Meo as chief executive officer in September 2025, seems in a mood to shake up the group’s creative ranks.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The group's calculations exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of automobile

Noun

There were earlier versions of this story that were openly mocking of Kip, versions that threw Leo under the bus for being too sly; versions that were too overtly political; versions with ghosts that didn’t need to be there, and so on.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
His thoughts postgame weren’t on boarding a bus for the 2-hour, 15-minute ride back to southeast Kansas.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of bus

Noun

Being part of a tank crew means being exposed to high levels of noise and vibration in a huge machine that's constantly bouncing you about like a pea in a tin.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
The gang had orchestrated a $40 million fraud scheme that was based on accessing the ATM machines.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

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