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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
Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition, an electric motor specifically designed for this high-voltage architecture is being developed, which, together with a reconfigurable battery pack, forms the basis for a highly efficient and scalable drive system.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
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
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Noun
According to Stewart, the more frequently your vacuum clogs, the more the motor strains, and vice versa.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition, an electric motor specifically designed for this high-voltage architecture is being developed, which, together with a reconfigurable battery pack, forms the basis for a highly efficient and scalable drive system.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
Jill Roberts has spent a lot of time motoring around the Georgia countryside holding a weighted stein.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
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The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Light yet strong, aluminum formed 60% of a heavy bomber’s engines, 90% of its wings and fuselage, and all of its propellers.—
Thomas Robertson,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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To see a Cisitalia 202 in the metal is to appreciate how diminutive and jewellike the car really is.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Early in my freshman year of college, a speeding car struck my twin brother, Jim, on a street near our campus.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Warren tore her other ACL at the end of her college soccer career, recovered and relocated to Salt Lake City to commit to speed skating full-time, only to need another surgery a year later to clear up issues from the previous procedure.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Molecular motion drives repair In earlier animal studies, a single injection 24 hours after severe injury enabled mice to regain the ability to walk within weeks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised the public to secure loose outdoor items, watch for falling branches, and use caution while driving or walking.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then, a machine-learning system decodes the visual patterns back into digital data.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her suburban Detroit district is part of the automobile hub central to Michigan's economy and workforce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Next up is Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose visit carries particular weight given Germany's central role in Europe's industrial supply chains with an automobile industry hanging on by a thread and losing global market share to Chinese rivals.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Truthfully, racing in the rain was entertaining.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Whether that’s going to see a show, tossing some axes, cuddling with some cats at a café or racing down the slopes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
15 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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It is equipped with XT-4 tooling such as a full-length Agile Chassis Skeleton, Quicklace closure, and dual density EVA cushioning in the midsole.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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