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as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
went shopping for a new automobile at Valley Motors
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish
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Recent Examples of motor
Reuters, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Assembly is best as a two-person job, but pretty much consists of clipping the arms to the seats and plugging in the motors.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Both promise motoring with only water emitted from the vehicles' exhausts.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Noun
The line's two cars, each capable of carrying around 40 people, are attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable with traction provided by electric motors on the cars that counterbalance each other.
—Reuters, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Assembly is best as a two-person job, but pretty much consists of clipping the arms to the seats and plugging in the motors.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Anyone who wants to motor up on a boat or jetski, dock and enjoy a waterfront meal.
—Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Both promise motoring with only water emitted from the vehicles' exhausts.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
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Duggleby said Venus' current record stands at eight engine tests in a day, and 28 engine tests in a week.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other clips depict engines roaring with huge crowds and fireworks being set off.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The single-span bridge itself will span from Messina, Sicily, to Villa San Giovanni, Calabria, with six car lanes and two rail lines.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors said the car had been parked for more than a month.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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European firms still face challenges in securing access to crucial rare earths from China, a business lobby warned Wednesday, despite a July deal to speed up exports.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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The prediction from the AI on the protein structure could certainly speed up the processes within drug and biotechnical development.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere, a strange new trend has started, seeing users stitch together clips of Jeremiah from various episodes into horror film-like videos, driving home the message that this is not just another cute, curly-haired college student but a malevolent Disney villain.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Discover the fascinating economics driving billion-dollar industries.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
16 Sep. 2025
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Imagine knocking on doors to sell fax machines—then, years later, becoming a billionaire.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the drawbacks of these machines for the wrist—their reliance on a human being as an energy source, their lack of uniformity within identical reference numbers, even their oft-finicky nature—are what gives them their considerable charm.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, luxury automobile manufacturer Jaguar was the victim of an attack, which forced the company to restrict production briefly.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Here’s yet more proof that no one makes bespoke automobiles like Roll-Royce.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perez has raced for 14 seasons as part of Sauber, Force India, Racing Point and Red Bull teams.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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By comparison, China’s private and state-backed efforts are racing to build the capacity needed to support their broadband megaconstellations.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many employees may not be aware of the dangers associated with feeding GenAI tools sensitive data.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When the season ended, Payton and general manager George Paton could have re-tooled the personnel on defense or let a couple of key contributors go.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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