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as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
went shopping for a new automobile at Valley Motors
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish
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Recent Examples of motor
Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Our predicament was worsened by the motor-laden, vertically floating canoe that offered little support and would not be blown or pushed ashore, and by the loss of untethered life cushions and the lack of life jackets.
—Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The Route 66 Car Museum takes you on a century-long trip through automotive history; its collection of more than 75 classic cars includes the kind of models that motored down the Mother Road in its heyday.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
This usually runs $15 to $25 extra per month and covers the pump, motor and timer.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Our predicament was worsened by the motor-laden, vertically floating canoe that offered little support and would not be blown or pushed ashore, and by the loss of untethered life cushions and the lack of life jackets.
—Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Rahm motored along, and so did his Legion XIII team, which won for the first time this year.
—ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The Route 66 Car Museum takes you on a century-long trip through automotive history; its collection of more than 75 classic cars includes the kind of models that motored down the Mother Road in its heyday.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
Noun
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The aerospace industry, an engine of the suburban boom, had collapsed with the end of the Cold War, bringing a deep recession and real estate crash.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Using proprietary technology, such as its allocation engine, Debrand facilitates the management of unsellable inventory and returns—something the Canadian hub said diverts textile waste from landfills and promotes circularity in the fashion industry, as evidenced by the brand case studies.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The framing captures the intensity of the city but also its evasiveness—these cars are neither here nor there but on their way somewhere else, underscoring Hong Kong’s historical identity as a transit hub, an entrepôt, a place intended for people to pass through, not to stay in.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Plus, earn 5% total cash back on hotel, car rentals and attractions booked with Citi Travel.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
Verb
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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While the Spurs also touted the NBA’s third-best offense this season, San Antonio’s ball handlers and shooters are capable of being sped up.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
Verb
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And in recent years, a new crop of miners driven by rising gold prices have sought to return to the landscape.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Further, the tax disincentivizes success, weakens California’s standing as a hub for innovation, and demonizes the wealthy – all of which erode investment, drive economic activity elsewhere, and are ultimately incompatible with America’s capitalist roots.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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But the most beautiful machine is and always will be the human body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many exploits exploiting race conditions and memory corruption flaws don’t consistently succeed across kernel versions or distributions, and sometimes even on the same machine.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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State and national standards for automobiles took decades to emerge.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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By the early 20th century, the development of trains, caterpillar tracks, tractors, and automobiles laid the foundations for the first battle tanks.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.—
Brian Wong,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Detmers was slow to get off the mound to cover first base, so Schanuel had to race Mauricio to the bag.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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There is also the chance that the AI tools misunderstood meanings or context, the researchers noted.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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