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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
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Decision Intelligence That Drives Instant Action The LMM connects directly to enterprise resource planning platforms, pricing engines, and inventory management systems, acting as the operating system for business departments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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In actuality, the Eureka machine, as the Quaker polymath called it, was a physical prototype of Swift’s knowledge engine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The video ends with the sound of the SUV crashing into a parked car.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Plaut aims to simplify the flying experience by utilizing software that mirrors a car rather than a traditional airplane.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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By speeding up the transit time of your stomach contents, fiber may reduce the amount of time that stomach acid can irritate your esophagus, Dilley added.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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That calculus reflects a broader shift in tennis sponsorships, as the balance of power moves toward smaller brands willing to invest in product, personalization, and year-round storytelling — and away from legacy deals driven primarily by logo visibility.—
Jessica Schiffer,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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Emilio’s father then drove around the area to find his son, but was unsuccessful, per the database.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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One of the machine’s more noteworthy features is its 96-ounce capacity.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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Pedro lowered his arms and rested his machine against a tree.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The changes announced Monday were already in the works and came after an extensive review that included collaboration between owners, drivers, automobile manufacturers, tracks, broadcast partners and fans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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Imagine how that respect must grow exponentially when going back a few decades further to the still-nascent days of motorsport, when automobiles were little more than powerful engines with frighteningly thin wheels attached.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Clippers raced to a 14-5 lead, but the Knicks answered with eight straight points and the game was close for the first three quarters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Altadena, employees with the small local water utilities raced across town protecting and fixing the water systems firefighters relied on.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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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 21 Jan. 2026.
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