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as in racing
to proceed or move quickly
effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish
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Recent Examples of motoring
Again, should these residents of our great city be forced to yield the right of way to a delivery bot motoring down the sidewalk?
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Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The two men high-fived and then put the fish in the livewell before motoring back to the dock to call the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In the red zone with the Broncos motoring on a two-minute drill to end the first half Sunday, Nix stepped up in a collapsing pocket and got dragged down by the Commanders’ Preston Smith.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Jill Roberts has spent a lot of time motoring around the Georgia countryside holding a weighted stein.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
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 de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The two men high-fived and then put the fish in the livewell before motoring back to the dock to call the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.
—Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In the red zone with the Broncos motoring on a two-minute drill to end the first half Sunday, Nix stepped up in a collapsing pocket and got dragged down by the Commanders’ Preston Smith.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Jill Roberts has spent a lot of time motoring around the Georgia countryside holding a weighted stein.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
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 de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motoring
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After racing across the state to collect signatures, that campaign, called People Not Politicians, last year turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on the map in November.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Lawwill retired from motorcycle racing in 1977 after an inner-ear condition compromised his balance.—
Mark Dee
May 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 May 2026
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Senior Stanley Filiaga was the driving force of the Scorpions’ offense.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Limited supplies are leading to higher prices The memory crunch is driving downstream cost increases that are weighing on the hyperscalers.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by Atlanta News First showed a car speeding through the parking lot before hitting Perry’s vehicle parked near the entrance.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Large components could be built offsite and assembled at the plant, reducing costs and speeding up deployment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Did the connotations of travelling with Spirit carry a sense of embarrassment?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Residents of multiple countries, including the United States, are being monitored for hantavirus after traveling on the MV Hondius, an Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship now tied to several cases of the virus.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Other things flying up include flexible repair patches for sealing the space station’s hull, a replacement ultrasonic inspection tool, spare units for the station’s vibration monitoring system and parts to improve water processing and oxygen generation.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The pair got the gold-star treatment from some European designers, with Chanel flying them over to attend the fall show and to dine privately with Karl Lagerfeld.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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But the public debuts of SpaceX and other companies could add pressure to the Magnificent Seven, given that investors rushing to make space for the IPOs will have to offload existing holdings.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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In footage obtained by NBC DFW and Fox 4, Zapata could be seen rushing the resident to safety following the gunfire before being hit by shrapnel in his eye and calling authorities for assistance.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Although his life has turned into a globe-trotting affair, Calva’s permanent residence remains in Mexico City.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
Verb
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Motoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motoring. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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