automobiles 1 of 2

plural of automobile

automobiles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of automobile
as in drives
to travel by a motorized vehicle would rather automobile across the country than fly over it at 35,000 feet

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Recent Examples of automobiles
Noun
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s latest startup Prometheus is using AI to assist engineers in the design and manufacturing of a range of devices—from computers to automobiles to jet engines. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Of course, there are many people with physical limitations and there are many situations where only automobiles make sense. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Yet China buys nearly 30 percent of Brazil’s total exports and has become a major investor in electricity, mining, automobiles, oil, and other strategic sectors. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 The federal law regulates air pollution from sources such as automobiles and power plants. — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The winners of the SDV age must not simply put more software into automobiles. — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Vulcan plans to supply them for robotics, automobiles, semiconductor manufacturing and data center infrastructure. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 There were, of course, no bullet trains or automobiles present at the siege of Stirling. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026 Every September, around 830 boys from ages 13 to 18 take planes, trains, and automobiles to install themselves in their boarding houses at Harrow on the Hill. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
These go-tos make trains, planes, and automobiles far less stressful. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automobiles
Noun
  • The clocks in your computer, your phone and your newer cars change automatically.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Broadly, the idea is that consumers and small shops should have access to the tools, parts and information needed to repair their own electronic devices, farm equipment and cars, among other things.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This absence drives Shimoda to unearth historical records like FBI files; to visit Manzanar, the concentration camp his grandfather was sent to in Missouri; and to travel to his grandfather’s ancestral homeland in Japan.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Money drives them apart, but that’s what they’re expected to care about.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Russia has increasingly hit civilian targets, but the Thursday strike, which ripped through two buses, was reminiscent of larger strikes earlier in the war.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Shuttle buses have been requested to from California/Lake and Ashland/Lake in both directions.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Even most CEOs don’t have a full picture of which AI tools their teams are using.
    — Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While these machines don't push the envelope in any real way, they're designed to deliver dependable productivity for a long period of time.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the processes in a factory are pencil-and-paper, even if some of the machines are very advanced and digital.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Automobiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automobiles. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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