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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
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Hair and debris clogging the sensor can disrupt airflow, causing the motor to work harder and consume more energy.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 June 2025
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2025
England were motoring towards a potential total of 400 as Duckett and Joe Root rebuilt after Phil Salt and Jamie Smith played loose shots in unconvincing cameos.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
For carbon- free operation, Pure Electric runs on battery power alone, while at the other end, Crossover uses a diesel engine to drive the electric pod motors.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Hair and debris clogging the sensor can disrupt airflow, causing the motor to work harder and consume more energy.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 June 2025
Verb
But while motoring out in the dark that morning, Pebley, 42, noticed that the throttle on his surface drive motor had started to stick.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2025
England were motoring towards a potential total of 400 as Duckett and Joe Root rebuilt after Phil Salt and Jamie Smith played loose shots in unconvincing cameos.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
Noun
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An 8-speed dual-clutch transmission is mated to the engine.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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The fire is fought by 11 engines, six water tenders, three helicopters, two dozers and two hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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That iPad captured the love and ‘new car smell’ of the Apple Silicon M4 away from the Mac family.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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On July 4, 1994, a car transporting Bosio’s two young children was rammed by a colectivo — the Buenos Aires public buses, often manned by notoriously aggressive drivers.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Reconciliation Since agreeing on a final budget can be slow, to speed things up, the Senate often jumps straight to a process called reconciliation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Analysts believe Washington will use the London meeting to push Beijing to speed up sales of minerals and other crucial components for manufacturing, while China is expected to argue for easing technology sales curbs, including on artificial intelligence chips.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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The narrative twist: the story is driven not by the characters themselves but by eight distinct emotions in their minds — comedic, romantic, bizarre, and rational.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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Alvarez has been pleased with his pitch recognition, which has helped drive his walk rate and on-base percentage to career bests.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Since 2020, Trump has made claims of widespread voter fraud and manipulation of voting machines to explain his loss to Democrat Joe Biden.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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Aviation stunts racked up a huge toll in men and machines.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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Today, the $19 billion (revenue) Mumbai empire employs 260,000 people in 100 countries with businesses ranging from automobile manufacturing to resorts to farm equipment.—
Katherine Love,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Her father designed fuel-efficient automobile engines, and her mother was an architect doing green design.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Once Angelo, of all people, eventually drafted Forte in the second round, Baratz raced to the offices of his colleagues, throwing his hands to the sky.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Investigators raced to check jail phone logs to see who might have known ahead of time.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Duran and Valera lived in a Miami bayfront condo and tooled around in a Maserati.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Staying at the legendary Malaysia Hotel (where Tony Wheeler wrote the first Lonely Planet guidebook), tooling around town in tuk-tuks, sipping tom yum gai at a street stall, and making the obligatory pilgrimage to the Grand Palace to view the Emerald Buddha.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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