Mercedes

[ mer-se-thes for 1; mer-sey-deez for 2, 3; for 3 also mer-see-deez, mur-si-deez ]

/ mɛrˈsɛ ðɛs for 1; mərˈseɪ diz for 2, 3; for 3 also mərˈsi diz, ˈmɜr sɪˌdiz /

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noun

a city in SW Uruguay, on the Río Negro.

a city in S Texas.

a female given name.

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Words nearby Mercedes

Mercator, Mercator projection, Mercator sailing, Mercator track, Merced, Mercedes, mercenary, mercer, Mercer Island, mercerize, mercery

How to use Mercedes in a sentence

So right after the Mercedes commercial is the “Heartless” video, it comes out at the top of December of 2019.
How one hit song won The Weeknd a Super Bowl halftime show|Aja Romano|February 5, 2021|Vox
At one point in their explorations, Mercedes asked her father why they were doing all this.
A CIA spyplane crashed outside Area 51 a half-century ago. This explorer found it.|Sarah Scoles|January 5, 2021|Popular-Science
When he returned next in 2008, Krans brought along two four-wheelers, companions, and his daughter, Mercedes.
A CIA spyplane crashed outside Area 51 a half-century ago. This explorer found it.|Sarah Scoles|January 5, 2021|Popular-Science
It’s also the smallest and least expensive Mercedes available.
Snazzy sedans and comfort rides|Joe Phillips|September 19, 2020|Washington Blade

The Red Bull team thought they were coming into this season with a shot at displacing Mercedes to win the championship for the first time since 2013.
How data helped keep Red Bull’s F1 team on track during the pandemic|Jeremy Kahn|September 19, 2020|Fortune
“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
Are Police Stealing People’s Property?|Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That serves as shorthand for Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Porsche.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She returned this year, headlined the festivities, before heading to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Oklahoma City.
New York Fashion Week's Teen Sensation: Isabella Rose Taylor, 13, Stages A Sartorial Revolution|Justin Jones|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stanley Cohen, a lawyer representing Mercedes Haeffer, one of the defendants in the PayPal14 case, was less diplomatic.
Hacktivists: Glenn Greenwald Is a Sellout!|Jacob Siegel|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“My concept was ‘Post No Bills’ and growing up in New York City,” de las Mercedes said.
Franck de las Mercedes Lost Everything in a Fire…Except His Faberge Egg|Justin Jones|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No, I have made other arrangements for Tabitha and Mercedes.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall|Ruth Alberta Brown
Mercedes is your next-door neighbor, and Carrie is just across the hall.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall|Ruth Alberta Brown
I am afraid you can't, Puss, but maybe you and Mercedes will be put together.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall|Ruth Alberta Brown
She turned from the window to greet Mercedes who came in to bid them come down to the patio to practice the jota.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard
Mercedes led the way up the front stairs and took the girls into a lofty room, rather scantily furnished but comfortable.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard