trucks

noun

plural of truck
as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south

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Recent Examples of trucks Large trucks were involved in 5,218 fatal crashes in 2024, up 30% over the past decade, according to National Safety Council data. — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 As self-driving vehicles spread across the country, a major California labor union is taking a stand against state regulators who say autonomous trucks are ready for the road. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 In the area between the church and the bay, which is separate from the city park, trucks serve food and coffee. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 The trucks wait until all those in the area are ready before traveling in convoys to packing plants, accompanied by police patrols to prevent robberies. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 How does a mini electric truck that’s barely longer than a Mini Cooper tow more than most modern-day pickup trucks twice its size? — New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026 A number of German states have temporarily suspended Sunday driving bans for trucks in an emergency effort to mitigate supply chain disruption. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Cars, trucks and other forms of transportation emit 60% of the smog in California and 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 That includes, for example, renting out vehicles used to work on power lines or water trucks used for infrastructure projects. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trucks
  1. exchanges
  2. swaps
  3. trades
Noun
  • In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In his WhatsApp exchanges, Molina appeared eager to help Romo kill members of their gang.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • Oil can be bought and sold through futures, options, swaps, forward arrangements and physical-market transactions.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The 9th Circuit ruling conflicts with a 3rd Circuit decision against New Jersey, which found that sports wagers on prediction markets are swaps.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of swaps
Noun
  • But those trades now will be tested if Washington makes good on its threat to sanction any entity, including Indian refiners, that have procured Iranian energy.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Teams like the Minnesota Wild have already begun to write some no-movement clause provisions to qualify them, so that the clause only applies to trades, and not to any future expansion process.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of trades

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“Trucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trucks. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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