as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
a convention for those who love antique motorcars
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Recent Examples of motorcar
The sweeping carriage driveway wasn’t just for show – it was designed with early motorcars in mind, back when the automobile was still a marvel.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
Into The Waiting Arms Of The EU But not 24 hours later, the world saw Volodymyr Zelenskyy stride with boundless energy from his motorcar outside 10 Downing Steet in London, into the warm bearhug of an embrace with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
He's being chauffeured through the scenic Montana mountains in his fancy motorcar while discussing business with Banner (Jerome Flynn).
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Cotten gives a gloriously moving and humane performance as the motorcar manufacturer seen by George as an unwanted interloper.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
Into The Waiting Arms Of The EU But not 24 hours later, the world saw Volodymyr Zelenskyy stride with boundless energy from his motorcar outside 10 Downing Steet in London, into the warm bearhug of an embrace with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
He's being chauffeured through the scenic Montana mountains in his fancy motorcar while discussing business with Banner (Jerome Flynn).
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Cotten gives a gloriously moving and humane performance as the motorcar manufacturer seen by George as an unwanted interloper.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorcar
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Passengers were taken from the ship to shore in small boats and transported to Tenerife airport in military buses, without coming into contact with the public, according to Reuters.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The house is a few minutes drive to Gulf Beach, on a bus line, within walking distance of a supermarket, Starbuck’s, and fast food.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
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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“Motorcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcar. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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