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sedan

[si-dan] / sɪˈdæn /
NOUN
automobile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auto bus convertible limousine passenger car pickup truck sports car station wagon taxi transportation truck van
STRONG
bug buggy compact crate four-wheeler go-cart hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker lemon ride subcompact tub wheels wreck
WEAK
bucket of bolts clunker gas guzzler motor car oil burner
NOUN
car
Synonyms
STRONGEST
auto automobile bus convertible jeep limousine machine motor pickup ride station wagon truck van wagon
STRONG
bucket buggy compact conveyance coupe hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker motorcar roadster subcompact wheels wreck
WEAK
clunker gas guzzler touring car

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Police are asking auto repair shops to contact detectives if anyone recently brought in a sedan matching the description of the suspect’s vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Video from the area showed the rear passenger’s side door of the four-door sedan, as well as the trunk, opened.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

What otherwise risks looking like a very fast piece of medical equipment now resembles a proper premium sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

While "Gugusse and the Automaton" was known to be in Melies' back catalogue, no one had seen it until McFarland delivered it to the library in his Toyota sedan last September.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The new king stared openmouthed, but the sedan chair was already moving at a gallop.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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