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During peak traffic hours, delays could be so substantial that motorists might opt for the longer detour anyway.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorist
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
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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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