motel

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Recent Examples of motel Marie has been through a hell of a day fighting off Dogknott (Zach McGowan), a bounty hunter with doglike abilities who tracked her to a motel in Weehawken. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged with capital murder in the death of Chandra Nagamallaiah, who police say was attacked with a machete in front of his wife and child at a Dallas motel on September 10. Cnn.com, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 The victim ran toward the motel office while Cobos-Martinez chased after him with the machete, police said. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025 The suspect is accused of attacking and ultimately beheading another man in a violent incident at an area motel Wednesday. Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
Noun
  • It’s hidden within the 30-hectare El Torón nature reserve and offers in-room spa services, excursions to nearby beaches for sunning and surfing, and cuisine crafted from fresh, local ingredients.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The spa, which features a sauna, hammam, and thermal pools, was busy with European tourists.
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whereas a hotel or resort can focus on implementing competitive strategies while staying at one address, private jets are continuously in motion.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Autumn Vieux Carre Dani Kan, resort mixologist at Pier Sixty-Six adds fall flair to the traditional Vieux Carre cocktail by swapping cognac for apple brandy.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • All around the world, bold new lodgings are luring discerning travelers in search of beauty, glamour, and the unexpected.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The tourist development tax is a 6% rate tacked onto bookings at hotels, apartments or other lodgings rented for six months or less in Orange County.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to reëvaluate existing accommodations.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some states require employers to offer reasonable accommodations to employees dealing with domestic violence.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • A lot of families who are camping in the campground want to do an hour hike and see the waterfall.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of the girls' disappearance, Decker was living primarily out of his pickup truck, and occasionally at motels and campgrounds, according to police.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rajinikanth leads Coolie as Deva, a former labor leader who now runs a youth hostel.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The motor lodge back over near the restaurant has motel-style rooms that have been completely brought into the 21st century and are a great bargain.
    Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • In keeping with the old motor lodge theme, there’s no reception at the Green Room.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Trixie found the motor inn, built in 1953, while scrolling through Zillow, and quickly began renovations in 2020 after purchasing it—a process documented on the show Trixie Motel.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
  • Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024

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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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