minicar

noun

Definition of minicarnext
as in car

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Recent Examples of minicar Only two large pickups, the Rivian R1T and Toyota Tundra, met the higher standards placed on award winners for 2025, while no minicars, large cars, minivans, or small pickups made the list. — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025 Build on the 500’s strength among minicars, but don’t hold your breath for success with bigger vehicles. — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 May 2025 But no minivans, small pickups, minicars or large cars made the list. — Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Since most minicar trips are relatively short, models may require only modest-sized batteries with around 50 miles of range. — Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for minicar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minicar
  1. car
  2. subcompact
  3. automobile
  4. coupe
  5. auto
  6. motor vehicle
  7. motorcar
  8. mini
Noun
  • 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
  • The best Mercedes-Benz GLA luxury subcompact SUV alternatives Two subcompact luxury SUV alternatives to the Mercedes-Benz GLA that could offer more value to drivers are the Lexus UX and the BMW X1.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • It's based on the company's MQB platform, which underpins the T-Cross subcompact SUV and the Polo hatchback.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of subcompact
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
  • So the showrunner of TV’s number one comedy acquiesced and, in 1995, bought a green Porsche 911 coupe.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Strain off ice into a coupe and garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of coupe
Noun
  • In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill.
    — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Thompson’s mother, a schoolteacher, and his father, an auto mechanic, had never been able to register and vote.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of auto
Noun
  • The concept of flying cars has been around almost as long as motor vehicles themselves, with American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss debuting the first flying car prototype in 1917.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sanchez has been charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury, as well as the misdemeanors of battery resulting in injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of motor vehicle
Noun
  • The late 1880s brought the motorcar, which used railway-style oil lamps.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Lucky for people living in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, there are plenty of free things to do with fathers this upcoming weekend from free swimming to a classic motorcar gathering and surprising activities in between.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of motorcar
Noun
  • Undoubtedly, the stiffest competition for the QN10 will come from the new Apple Mac mini.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The onetime mini-mogul will be in solitary for the immediate future at Allenwood as well, sources say.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mini

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“Minicar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minicar. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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