minibus

noun

Definition of minibusnext
as in bus

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Recent Examples of minibus His spirit becomes tied to the very minibus that killed him, traveling through Maputo day after day among passengers carrying their hopes, grief, and exhaustion. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 When he is killed by a speeding minibus when trying to help her, flowers begin to bloom within the vehicle. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Moments later the drone dives toward the minibus and explodes near its front, detonating close to where the man is standing. — Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Russian drones also hit a passenger minibus in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three and wounding six, including a child, Zelensky said on social media. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for minibus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minibus
  1. bus
  2. car
  3. minivan
  4. coach
  5. jitney
  6. automobile
  7. van
  8. limousine
Noun
  • One of the shelters available during recent alerts is a modernised facility beneath the premises of municipal bus operator MPK in Lublin.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The service will use shuttle buses equipped with wheelchair lifts and have areas to secure wheelchairs, Gonzalez said.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • Leapmotor, meanwhile, maintained rapid growth, with deliveries topping 100,000 cars a month since July.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of car
Noun
  • Sullivan was driving a Pontiac Montana minivan carrying his wife, son, and daughter, along with one of his daughter’s teammates and her father.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The woman driving the minivan died from injuries suffered in the crash, and two other women in the vehicle suffered serious injuries, ABC 10 reported.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of minivan
Noun
  • Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shared several sobering injury updates Monday in the wake of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Beneath the polished surface of Estonia’s elite ice rinks, a Russian hockey prodigy ruled by his violent father and an Estonian figure skater groomed by a manipulative coach fall in love across a national divide.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
  • Simon Berry started a jitney service that catered to Greenwood's Black community, who were barred from using White taxi services.
    — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 16 May 2021
Definition of jitney
Noun
  • The worst idea is a finalized regulatory rule — rolling back fuel economy standards for automobiles that had been strengthened during the Biden administration.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, the Chinese battery maker CATL unveiled an automobile battery that relies on traditional chemistry to charge in just five minutes; the company also has perfected the mass production of next-generation sodium-ion batteries.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • Then again, there are always more snacks (and craft beers) waiting in the van that takes you back to the lodge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Milbourne also provided a photo sent to the college’s chief of police on Wednesday that shows an ICE agent next to a white van in a parking lot.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of van
Noun
  • In one incident, during a personal trip to Oregon, Chavez-DeRemer allegedly stopped at a strip club featuring partially nude dancers and directed her limousine driver to give money to a performer, the report said.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The visual style references a late 1980s Donna Karan campaign and video, photographed by Dennis Piel, that featured Rosemary McGrotha expressing her inner thoughts inside a limousine coming into New York.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of limousine

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“Minibus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minibus. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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