rickshaw

variants also ricksha
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Recent Examples of rickshaw The union was a good opportunity for Rehana’s family, whose sole income came from their father, a rickshaw driver. Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 The first has a flat tone and is used mostly in bikes, rickshaws and hatchbacks. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 Now, getting the rickshaw imported from India is a whole other experience that’s become its own piece of QuestionPro folklore. Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The rickshaw was the last thing to be moved from the old home to the new. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rickshaw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickshaw
Noun
  • The plaintiff, Donna Motsinger, alleged in her lawsuit that Cosby drugged and raped her after picking her up in a limousine and bringing her to his comedy show in San Carlos, Calif.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Pricing has yet to be confirmed, but expect the grand limousine to carry a suitably grand price tag, starting above $80,000.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Since the water taxi launched in January, there have been more than 1,000 riders a day, on average, according to data the city of Miami Beach provided to the Miami Herald.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • From Tortola, Jost Van Dyke is easily accessible via water taxi, ferry, or private boat charter.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Batangas is a tough place to run: The roads don’t have shoulders; there are dogs everywhere; jitneys screech by.
    Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The measure also includes small changes to Houston's pedicab and jitney industries.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2022
Noun
  • Set the scene Along dusty roads bordered by prickly pears, Kissamos’ taxi drivers roll down windows.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The man driving the taxi remained on the scene and cooperated with investigators, and neither alcohol nor drugs were believed to be a factor in the collision, police said.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Hauler has no cab (essentially a self-driving platform) and is designed for 40-foot and 53-foot shipping containers and runs dock-to-dock—unloading at the destination rather than dropping a trailer and leaving.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Both the cab and cargo area had caught fire, and the cargo area was virtually destroyed.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Rickshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rickshaw. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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