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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
New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
The motors on the steering rack of the vehicle move its wheels.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The hope in Southern California is that someday soon, the two will motor the franchise to its first Super Bowl championship.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Alternatively, there’s a single 4-kW motor option, which should strike a balance between power and efficiency.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
The motors on the steering rack of the vehicle move its wheels.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
The hope is that the talks could clear rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies and allow the global economy to keep motoring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The hope in Southern California is that someday soon, the two will motor the franchise to its first Super Bowl championship.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
Noun
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The Bay Area’s decades-long role as the primary engine of California’s economy appears to have dwindled, warned Michael Bernick, an employment attorney with law firm Duane Morris and a former director of California’s labor agency.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Attracting new engine builders was the core aim in adopting the new engine technology F1 is introducing this year.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But given that these trains lacked a dining car or trolley, what kinds of picnics did passengers carry?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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His car was later found abandoned, and authorities began searching the area.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle reportedly sped into a shopping plaza, where the incident — captured on video — unfolded.—
Bonny Chu , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As previously reported by Fox News Digital, the unrest has been driven by a mix of economic desperation and political anger.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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While there are some other small new concessions in the CBA that will help players make ends meet (such as getting access to health benefits in the offseason), to hear ECHLers explain their strike vote, the pay bump was never the driving force.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another worker operates the machine’s main controller, using a programming scheme for 3D printers called G-code to tell the printer what to build and how to build it.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Either can cause buildup in both machines and on clothes.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Typically coming out in the fall, the publication arose in a time when sophisticated weather forecasting — and even automobiles — didn't exist.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Check your flight status with the FAA before leaving home to see if your flight has been delayed or cancelled, the automobile association said, and stay updated through your airline’s app or alerts.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Like me — a reluctant movie guy who never liked racing, and now somehow has three racecars.—
Chris Cardillo,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Toyota already has a rich history racing those events in truck/car classes, so why not stamp its name on a separate page of the books?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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Once, before kids, my husband and I ponied up for a convertible that was perfect for tooling around sunny Naples.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2025
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But Theobald tooled the Zephyrs’ block, pushing the Tigers over the line with a 25-22 set 4 win.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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