automatic
adjective
having the capability of starting, operating, moving, etc., independently.
automatics
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pluralof automatic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While manual transmissions were once common enough to be called “standard,” in recent decades, they’ve lost some of their cost advantage over automatics, noted Bill Stokes, a product planner for Subaru.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
However, the delay doesn’t change the outcome: The CFP will shift the access format from six automatic qualifiers and six at-large bids to five automatics and seven at-larges.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
That’s despite the fact that automatics left manuals in their dust years ago.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Nearly all American rental cars are automatics, yet abroad, you will probably receive a car with a stick shift or pay more for the transmission you’re used to.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021
For temporary periods the automatics would handle the gravity-shifters.
From Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings
