as in driver
a person who travels by automobile environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels

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Recent Examples of motorist During peak traffic hours, delays could be so substantial that motorists might opt for the longer detour anyway. Rebecca Huntington, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025 The first drive-in restaurant in America opened in North Texas in 1921, when Kirby’s Pig Stand drew motorists on what is now West Davis Street in Dallas. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025 The lawsuit also argues that MoDOT failed to maintain public roadways in a reasonably safe condition for motorists traveling on the roadways. Kennedy Sessions, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025 There’s an app to help: The GasBuddy app was built to show motorists prices around them and a fuel tracker can update users on stations that have or don’t have fuel based on supply changes. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorist
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driver
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  • Alex Palou, driver of the #10 DHL Team Ganassi Honda drives during the NTT INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 02, 2025 in St Petersburg, Florida.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • Fans filled the grandstands east of the pit stops on Columbus Drive and lined the fences along the rest of the 2.2-mile lakefront course, many wincing as drivers roared past at more than 100 mph.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025

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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorist. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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