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Recent Examples of runabout
Hip consumers looking for a spunky electric runabout should be satisfied with 308 horses and 214 miles of range.
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Bavarian Motor Works introduced the MINI Cooper SE in 2020, and the compact runabout has provided an attractive, fully electric option to motorists who value style and agility but don’t require a lot of driving range.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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
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Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
Bavarian Motor Works introduced the MINI Cooper SE in 2020, and the compact runabout has provided an attractive, fully electric option to motorists who value style and agility but don’t require a lot of driving range.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runabout
Noun
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Around 9:45, two sheriff’s cruisers parked a block away.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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The force of the impact sent the cruiser spinning off the road.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The pursuit ended at Ebers Street and Bermuda Avenue when the sedan collided with a black Jeep.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The male driver of the sedan was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to police.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The first incident began after a 24-foot cabin cruiser was spotted around 4:40 a.m. by a Coast Guard cutter that activated its blue lights while trying to stop it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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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
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“Runabout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runabout. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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