motorized

adjective

Definition of motorizednext
as in automated

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Recent Examples of motorized Despite the challenges presented by motorized transport, the early Teamsters did not fight the innovation. — Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 Boothbay, Maine Three Flags, a 2021 contemporary shingle-style home on Midcoast Maine’s Linekin Bay, has a waterfront porch for dining and lounging, with a wood-burning fireplace and motorized screens. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026 Complimentary non-motorized watersports are available right off the beach. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 Bill Lindeke, an urban geographer specializing in non-motorized transportation, previously told the Observer turnstiles are easier to install if there are stairs or escalators to a subway, for example. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorized
  1. automated
  2. computerized
  3. mechanical
  4. nonmanual
  5. automatic
  6. robotic
  7. self-operating
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  • Truck makers and operators still have to solve some major issues, however, including how automated trucks will operate in variable weather and road conditions, and whether drivers should still be inside big rigs.
    — Shannon Roberts, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Massive infrastructure investments are also going toward increasing cloud capacity and AI compute power to handle real-time visibility, demand sensing and automated routing.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of automated
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  • The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Samsung has also thrown its considerable weight behind computerized rings, and a growing pack of competitors is filling in the territory between them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of computerized
Adjective
  • Led by scientists at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, the team investigated a kind of bone cell that detects mechanical forces, known as osteocytes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With composites, thermal cycling and mechanical strain can cause cracking, exacerbating losses of molecular hydrogen.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of mechanical
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  • The notion that businesses should care about happiness arose with the increase of nonmanual jobs, said Alex Edmans, a finance professor at London Business School.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2022
Definition of nonmanual
Adjective
  • Mississippi does not have an automatic recount process, but a challenger can seek a court order for one.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Mississippi's election procedures do not have an automatic recount provision.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of automatic
Adjective
  • Apple’s first smart home display, the Apple HomeView, won’t ship until next week, but rumors about a larger HomeView product with a robotic arm have already begun to pile up.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • While the robotic space helpers of today might be cute little cubes, the success of the Astrobee program begs the question of how robots in space might continue to evolve.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of robotic
Adjective
  • Locally, as more homeowners ditch the push-mower and purchase a small self-operating machine, the Paletsky family is helping M&H with sales, delivery and installation.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Common areas feature self-operating lifts or sloped entryways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Definition of self-operating

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“Motorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorized. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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