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Recent Examples of motels
And our best times at motels were spent swimming in the dark in the motel pool.
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Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motels
Noun
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Overnighting in rustic backcountry lodgings adds another layer of appeal to such trips.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The road to get to the cabin lodgings of Dunton Hot Springs, the 1800s ghost town turned resort tucked in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, is paved with bad WiFi.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is a volcanic island with steep hills, unpaved trails, and accommodations scattered across a ridge accessible primarily by golf cart.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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All accommodations come with private patios, fire pits, and stylish interiors.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is one of four key resorts that make up the Niseko United ski area’s 2,100 acres of slopes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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All three resorts are on the Ikon Pass, which brings per-day prices down for those who buy the season passes well in advance.—
Caroline Tell,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, visitors from the campgrounds and Curry Village’s tent cabins were evacuated ahead of the storm earlier this week, according to SFGate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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It's located at milepost 51 across from Big Meadows, an open area with campgrounds and spring wildflowers.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many of those same treatments are now routinely offered in med spas.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Developed by Damien Cavallucci’s Cavcorp, the Luminare is centered around TotalFusion, Australia’s largest premium wellness club, offering residents access to magnesium spas, Finnish saunas, flotation tanks, a hypoxic altitude chamber, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Motels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motels. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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