MOTORED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

motored

verb

past tense of motor

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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as in drove

to travel by a motorized vehicle motoring along the highway at the speed limit

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Recent Examples of motored As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 On Friday, Thomas motored his way around a double-team and sacked Seattle QB Jalen Milroe, forcing a fumble that the Seahawks recovered. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Owen Caissie was hit by a pitch and motored to third on Mack’s single. — August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler. — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026 Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple. — ABC News, 20 June 2026 Walls motored easily into third. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Over the Moon motored from Homewood Marina, a docking facility on the lake’s west shore below the ski hill of the same name, cruising south across a then calm lake to picturesque Emerald Bay. — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

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In New York City, Special Agents Tom Armas and John Buckley -- who were at the New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center for the annual UN General Assembly briefing -- raced into the North Tower.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The disclosure is expected to give the public a better understanding of how the city responded following the collapse of the World Trade Center as officials raced to restabilize Lower Manhattan and reopen the area.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of raced

Verb

The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Stocks posted a comeback one day after the Fed's decision to raise rates by a quarter percentage point — with the suggestion of at least one more rate increase this year — drove major market averages sharply lower Wednesday.

— Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of drove

Verb

Their payout timeline is also sped up to two years instead of the previous five.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of sped

Verb

With his team up a touchdown midway through the first quarter, Jalen Brewster trotted back out to the field.

— McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of trotted

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That said, Le Flâneur doesn’t necessarily have to be hurried either—guests are welcome to linger, too.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
Razaullah, 21, is one of the three debutants hurried into the Pakistan side after seven of their players were sent home following the second Test defeat at Lord’s.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurried

Verb

Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026