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Recent Examples of sport-utility vehicle
Two sport utility vehicles slammed into each other on Saturday night in Cooke County when the driver of one passed a third vehicle, killing a couple and their young son, authorities said.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated March 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Two sport utility vehicles were barreling toward them.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The robbers fled in a sport-utility vehicle in an unknown direction, police said.
—Lou Kleinberg, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
For the Tesla Model Y (sport-utility vehicle), this translates into a potential driving range extension of nearly 90 miles (about 145 km) without increasing the battery pack’s size.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge
updated March 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Two sport utility vehicles were barreling toward them.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The robbers fled in a sport-utility vehicle in an unknown direction, police said.
—Lou Kleinberg, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
For the Tesla Model Y (sport-utility vehicle), this translates into a potential driving range extension of nearly 90 miles (about 145 km) without increasing the battery pack’s size.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sport-utility vehicle
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In one clip, Fever can be seen taking the Festiva up a parking garage ramp and nestling it between a Jeep and a sports car.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the picture, Pryor and Kidder rode off into the sunset together in a sports car.—
Michael Pressman,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Days unfold through a series of private visits, backed by a luxury town car for any spur-of-the-moment detours.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jerry eventually sent an assistant back in a town car to quietly retrieve the soup anyway.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Investigators later identified him through debit card records from the Walmart purchase and California motor vehicle records, according to an arrest report.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to a Chicago Tribune profile, White Sox owner Bill Veeck hired Roy Rivas in 1976 at the old Comiskey Park, and went from serving lunch out of his station wagon to operating out of a restaurant-style kitchen and working with nutritionists.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Ford station wagon thought to belong to the family was found in 2024 by a diver who had been looking for it for several years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The video claimed what looks like an SUV was driven by a drunk man who was seen urinating in the parking lot before his little adventure at a location in Charlotte, North Carolina.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas stepped quickly into a waiting SUV.—
Andrew Graham
April 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Faced with an enemy encirclement, the General ordered his troops to use their heavy armored wagons to provide cover.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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Though former head coach Kyra Elzy was still at the helm at Kentucky at the point of O’Neal’s recruitment, O’Neal named UK as one of eight finalists in high school; the list also included Arizona State, Baylor, UCLA, Georgia Tech, LSU (her father’s alma mater) and Tennessee.—
Caroline Makauskas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Before that, Archibald was a high school assistant coach for five years and a college assistant coach at Wisconsin Lutheran for eight years.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chevy Bolt's electric hatchback has a huge advantage over some competitors as the least expensive new EV.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The battery tech will find its way onto a special version of the MG4 crossover hatchback.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Sport-utility vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sport-utility%20vehicle. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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