motor vehicles

plural of motor vehicle

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Recent Examples of motor vehicles Last year, the city recorded 112 pedestrian deaths, of which 105 involved motor vehicles. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 That funding would have come from existing sales taxes generated from motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and fuel taxes. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Getting brighter Headlight regulation didn’t emerge from a single incident so much as from a steady mismatch between early motor vehicles and roads still designed for horses and pedestrians. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 For years, however, the righthand lane was a lane shared by both motor vehicles and bicycles. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 There were 407 traffic stops and 144 traffic services, which includes debris removal, assisting with disabled or hazardous motor vehicles, according to state police on Friday. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026 Monitor motor vehicles Dark features of a car, such as the seat or steering wheel, can reach temperatures over 180 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. — Laura Horne july 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicles
Noun
  • Saudi Arabia has been quietly building an electric vehicle brand for the last four years, and it's just revealed the first cars from its portfolio.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • To avoid bear encounters, Fish and Wildlife recommends removing unsecured food from cars and tents, using bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers, and regularly disposing trash.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Transit advocates say that money could be better spent on improved buses and other transit improvements.
    — Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The winners of the SDV age must not simply put more software into automobiles.
    — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Vulcan plans to supply them for robotics, automobiles, semiconductor manufacturing and data center infrastructure.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • PopZao, in theory, allows anyone with a following—now just massive IP machines—to develop merchandise.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, success meant getting machines to behave more like people.
    — Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Link launched on July 3 but quickly ran into electronic problems that took out two of the three reaction wheels needed to turn the spacecraft.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Sooners were driving to answer the score when the wheels started coming off for their offense on a second-and-goal at the Georgia 4.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Motor vehicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicles. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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