as in drivers
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 motorists
Refiners don’t want to invest in California because of expensive regulatory burdens in a declining market, but the refineries are closing more rapidly than demand is falling, putting the pinch on the state and its motorists.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
One victim was trapped under the helicopter and had to be rescued with the help of passing motorists and passengers who lifted part of the wreckage so they could be rescued and placed in a waiting ambulance, Sylva said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Yolo County officials are urging motorists to use caution on South River Road, a levee-top roadway that stretches from West Sacramento to the Freeport Bridge along the Sacramento River, due to shoulder erosion that has created hazardous driving conditions.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Highway Patrol officers need fast, safe, and durable vehicles to keep roads safe for motorists.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Traffic was expected to become congested along Broadway Road, and motorists should consider alternate routes.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Senate also passed, by wide margins, legislation already passed by the House that will remove the 6% sales tax from fuel sales and raise the fuel tax by 20 cents per gallon, leaving the price motorists pay at the pump about the same.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s according to an independent analysis of crash reports the company has disclosed to the government, which found that most of the 45 serious accidents involving Waymos were the fault of other motorists or seemingly an act of God.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Those closures would sharply curtail supplies of fuel not only for California motorists but for those in Nevada and Arizona, while threatening the ability of airlines and military installations to obtain fuel and probably increasing prices that are already among the nation’s highest.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
One victim was trapped under the helicopter and had to be rescued with the help of passing motorists and passengers who lifted part of the wreckage so they could be rescued and placed in a waiting ambulance, Sylva said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Yolo County officials are urging motorists to use caution on South River Road, a levee-top roadway that stretches from West Sacramento to the Freeport Bridge along the Sacramento River, due to shoulder erosion that has created hazardous driving conditions.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Highway Patrol officers need fast, safe, and durable vehicles to keep roads safe for motorists.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Traffic was expected to become congested along Broadway Road, and motorists should consider alternate routes.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Senate also passed, by wide margins, legislation already passed by the House that will remove the 6% sales tax from fuel sales and raise the fuel tax by 20 cents per gallon, leaving the price motorists pay at the pump about the same.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s according to an independent analysis of crash reports the company has disclosed to the government, which found that most of the 45 serious accidents involving Waymos were the fault of other motorists or seemingly an act of God.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Those closures would sharply curtail supplies of fuel not only for California motorists but for those in Nevada and Arizona, while threatening the ability of airlines and military installations to obtain fuel and probably increasing prices that are already among the nation’s highest.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorists
drivers
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Thus far, even British autonomous software startups like Wayve and Oxa haven’t been allowed to conduct fully autonomous testing—without safety drivers or remote supervision—on public roads.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miranda notes that the entire furniture ecosystem involves American citizens who could be hurt by tariffs — everyone from the longshoremen at the ports where imports arrive, to the truck drivers, warehouse workers and store employees.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Motorists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorists. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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