runabout

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Recent Examples of runabout With the mantle of most powerful internal-combustion Audi held by the RS Q8 crossover, this low-slung S5 deserves consideration as a practical, usable runabout that happens to not ride high on stilts. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024 Highlights: Fishing boats, runabouts, cruisers, marine accessories, fishing equipment, diving accessories and personal watercraft. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 Another standout is the side-loading tender bay, which can accommodate a 19-foot runabout. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024 Falcon offers tenders with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion, so perhaps buyers could opt for a sustainable shuttle that burns less fuel than traditional gas-guzzling runabouts. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for runabout
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Noun
  • What started back in the 1980s as a small gathering of gearheads has grown into a premier West Coast car show, drawing pristine hot rods, retro cruisers, and muscle machines from across the country—and even as far as Australia.
    Cliff Lewis, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The city is an ideal jumping-off point for excursions to the Gulf and San Juan Islands, which are bucket-list destinations for boaters, cruisers, and kayakers.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The unnamed woman was taken by up to five men, who arrived in a white sedan and a black SUV, 7 News, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • An investigation determined the pedestrian – identified only as a man – was walking eastbound across Monterey Road outside of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a woman driving northbound in a black 2009 Toyota sedan, Garibay said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ernest Hemingway patrolled off the coast of Florida in his beloved cabin cruiser the Pilar, and Humphrey Bogart offered up his yacht the Santana, sailing out of Newport Beach, California.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Maribel Merino Bernardo, 57, a Mexican national, drowned when the 25-foot cabin cruiser overturned on Jan. 25, sending more than 20 people into the water near the foot of Saratoga Avenue.
    Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Runabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runabout. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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