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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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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

The man was driving a red, four-door sedan when he dropped off the small creature at the front entrance of an animal urgent care in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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

Musk says he slogged through “production hell” in 2017 and nearly ran out of money as Tesla struggled to mass-produce its new Model 3 sedan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

From nowhere, a large, elaborate sedan chair was brought forward, which the emperor settled into with great comfort.

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

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