as in cars
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 autos
Unlike Fahy’s New York bill which focused solely on electronics, REPAIR focuses on autos.
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, April 26, enthusiasts can get up-close looks at more than 2,000 fantastic flying machines and vintage autos when this event takes over the Half Moon Bay Airport.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
In autos, Tesla is now a no-growth engine.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Cyclical shares such as autos, banks and industrials were also among the biggest laggards.
—Levin Stamm, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Carvana climbed 7% because lower loan rates can get more customers into new autos.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Global manufacturers in just about every other industry, from autos to medical devices, are similarly unprepared.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Pontiac Oakland Museum and Resource Center features classic and antique cars such as rare Oakland autos and Firebirds.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, April 26, enthusiasts can get up-close looks at more than 2,000 fantastic flying machines and vintage autos when this event takes over the Half Moon Bay Airport.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
In autos, Tesla is now a no-growth engine.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Cyclical shares such as autos, banks and industrials were also among the biggest laggards.
—Levin Stamm, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
Carvana climbed 7% because lower loan rates can get more customers into new autos.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
To sign up for our autos newsletter.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Global manufacturers in just about every other industry, from autos to medical devices, are similarly unprepared.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The Pontiac Oakland Museum and Resource Center features classic and antique cars such as rare Oakland autos and Firebirds.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autos
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Kids need to know how to ride on the right side of the road with the flow of traffic in bike lanes if available, to stop at all intersections and before entering the street, to respect the same traffic signals cars do, and to use their hands to indicate turns.—
Dr. Phyllis Agran,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Residential buildings, port infrastructure and cars were damaged in the south of the region, regional head Oleh Kiper said Saturday.—
ELISE MORTON,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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Durant’s belief that America would one day require as many as 1 million automobiles per year fueled the extraordinary acquisition spate.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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When automobiles arrived on the scene, the average American had a chance to hit the open road and see the country like never before.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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There will be no Platinum Tour this year, which would feature a seventh bonus garden, lunch and buses to transport participants.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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With precise lip-syncing and fluid gestures, the company aims to make its robots feel like lifelike digital characters rather than machines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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A lot of that expression was in how the machines looked on the outside, which of course was heavily influenced by how they were engineered inside and out.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Autos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autos. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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