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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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
In addition to your family’s health, keeping ceiling fans clean also keeps the motor in good working order and can help extend its life span.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Again, should these residents of our great city be forced to yield the right of way to a delivery bot motoring down the sidewalk?
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The first real-world tests exposed timing mismatches between the simulation and the actual motors, which caused awkward movement.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
In addition to your family’s health, keeping ceiling fans clean also keeps the motor in good working order and can help extend its life span.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Verb
Big boats from the German Federal Coast Guard then motored by in an attempt to dislodge the whale with its wake.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Again, should these residents of our great city be forced to yield the right of way to a delivery bot motoring down the sidewalk?
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
Noun
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The impact ignited an engine fire, injuring a dozen passengers.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Objective beyond aviation Reportedly, the aircraft’s original Lycoming IO-540 engine was replaced with a high-tech propulsion suite comprising twin low-temperature PEM fuel cells, a MagniX electric motor, and a lithium-ion booster battery.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The car was driving at a low speed and the student wasn't hurt.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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For example, even the rarest piece in your closet is first experienced by your car, or your backyard, or the courtyard of a county museum.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Both Amazon and Walmart are expanding their use of delivery drones to speed up shipments from stores or order fulfillment centers.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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The United Arab Emirates is speeding up the completion of a new pipeline that will allow the Gulf federation to export more oil without routing it through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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For instance, researchers found that rapid urbanization and electrification across Asia drove brightening in cities from China to India to Sub-Saharan Africa.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The novel starts out on a highway, in a car that’s driving too fast.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The actress continued to argue there are limits to what machines can replicate.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Yet masculinism also functions as a perpetual-motion machine of grievance, an inarticulate howl of anguish at the status quo—whatever that currently is.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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In the five years after the first Model T Ford rolled off the assembly line in Detroit in 1908, Americans became obsessed with the automobile.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Carter formed a duo with friend and singer Calvin Scott, but his collaborator was later seriously injured in an automobile accident.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Both companies are racing for the public market, with SpaceX expected to disclose its prospectus as soon as this week, ahead of what could be a record offering next month.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The company is racing to have Starship ready for next year’s revamped Artemis III mission, which calls for Starship’s upper stage to rendezvous with NASA’s Orion capsule — the same vehicle that carried the Artemis II astronauts around the moon last month — while orbiting Earth.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Claude for Small Business is available without an additional product fee beyond Claude token and subscription fees and the partner tools a business already pays for.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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