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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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Georgia's motor fuel tax currently adds about 33 cents per gallon to the cost of gasoline.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
In the red zone with the Broncos motoring on a two-minute drill to end the first half Sunday, Nix stepped up in a collapsing pocket and got dragged down by the Commanders’ Preston Smith.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The redshirt sophomore is the nation’s best playmaker and inarguably the motor that revs the Spartans’ engine.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Georgia's motor fuel tax currently adds about 33 cents per gallon to the cost of gasoline.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
Wall Street motored higher through a remarkably calm summer thanks to euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology and strong profit reports from companies.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
In the red zone with the Broncos motoring on a two-minute drill to end the first half Sunday, Nix stepped up in a collapsing pocket and got dragged down by the Commanders’ Preston Smith.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
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The British brand has been using components and engines co-developed by luxury German automaker BMW since 2001.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Darian Mensah Mensah will be the engine that makes the Hurricanes’ offense go.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These design choices are aimed at producing a sound level closer to a car door closing than a thunder-like boom.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Officers are then seen placing him against the trunk of the car.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Several commercial outfits have recently announced big funding influxes aimed at speeding up the development and launch of new orbiting outposts.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Poehling took a pass from Killorn, sped down the left side, cut right and shot against the grain to the left.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run home run and Eliezer Alfonzo drove in two with a double during a five-run third inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Serafini then left the home on foot to meet with Scott, who had been waiting for him in the getaway car to drive back to Nevada.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Only 1,000 sold, and he was tasked with creating a game compatible with the unsold machines.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Using not only acoustic drums but tape machines, samplers, found objects, and surfaces lined with odd materials, Williams becomes a mosaicist of sound.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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My automobile is basically used for my immediate needs or possibly a social gathering such as lunch with friends.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Their country had already conquered global markets with electronics and automobiles.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Iowa inbounded the ball to Stirtz, who raced toward halfcourt and fired a pass to Folgueiras waiting in the corner for the game-winner.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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My awe had barely subsided when, two minutes later, James got the ball, raced just past the free-throw line, and took flight.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Building on the buzz surrounding Ouai, Atkin founded Mane, a hair tools brand this time, in 2023.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The pioneering program started with a fleet of black and white robots from Starship Technologies tooling around the campus at the University of Illinois Chicago.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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