as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
this old bus is still running—but barely
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Recent Examples of bus
Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
That program made five bus lines — one per borough — free for half a year.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Plans also were being drawn for regional Lynx buses to provide free transportation to the nearest shelters.
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Practice went well, and the Vikings will soon bus from this Olympic-style complex to a beautiful hotel near the city.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for bus
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The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.—
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Plaut aims to simplify the flying experience by utilizing software that mirrors a car rather than a traditional airplane.—
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The neighborhood/area The hotel’s stretch of A1A isn’t the most interesting so most guests opt to either keep to the property’s upscale amenities, cab it to South Beach (which is 15 minutes away), or go north to the chichi enclaves of Surfside and Bal Harbour for shopping and dining.—
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The starting price for the 3500 chassis cabs $49,285 including delivery charge, about $1,700 less than the 2024 model.—
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The changes announced Monday were already in the works and came after an extensive review that included collaboration between owners, drivers, automobile manufacturers, tracks, broadcast partners and fans.—
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Imagine how that respect must grow exponentially when going back a few decades further to the still-nascent days of motorsport, when automobiles were little more than powerful engines with frighteningly thin wheels attached.—
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Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.—
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Wall Street motored higher through a remarkably calm summer thanks to euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology and strong profit reports from companies.—
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One of the machine’s more noteworthy features is its 96-ounce capacity.—
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Pedro lowered his arms and rested his machine against a tree.—
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The group just hopped on the cta and will ride in the overnight hours in an effort to combat and deter crime.—
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Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for the driver of an SUV who struck a woman riding a motorcycle, sending her to the hospital.—
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From their eight 360-degree wheels to their grippy telescopic handle, these bags are so easy to travel with.—
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The pickup truck landed wheels up in the creek.—
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Buffalo’s Lindy Ruff became the third head coach in NHL history to coach 1,900 regular-season games.—
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The only reasonable, logical explanation to Indiana University’s success in football is not coaching, but cheating.—
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“Bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bus. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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