as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Recent Examples of motor vehicle
The road closure only impacts motor vehicles because there is still an outdoor pedestrian road between the terminals.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Court records show she also was convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol (OVI) after Goshen police pulled her over on March 2, 1996.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
Brewer has a prior felony record that includes a January 2014 conviction in Clay County Circuit Court for forgery and a May 2022 conviction in Jackson County Circuit Court for tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Goins and another man arrested following the deputy's death, Karim Moore, of Clinton Township, pleaded guilty to conducting a criminal enterprise, receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, and possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Court records show she also was convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol (OVI) after Goshen police pulled her over on March 2, 1996.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
Brewer has a prior felony record that includes a January 2014 conviction in Clay County Circuit Court for forgery and a May 2022 conviction in Jackson County Circuit Court for tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
Goins and another man arrested following the deputy's death, Karim Moore, of Clinton Township, pleaded guilty to conducting a criminal enterprise, receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, and possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicle
Noun
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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
Noun
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Housing Senate Bill 79 would require communities to approve more housing developments near train and bus stations in many counties across the state.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There were kiddie pools in the yard and vintage VW buses in the driveway.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many leading automobile companies, like Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki, have already declared price cuts, passing on the benefits of the tax cuts to customers.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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But consider our electric lights, our automobiles, our refrigerators and washing machines, our televisions, our computers and smartphones.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 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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Maybach’s steering wheel is massively proportioned, a big hoop, reminding of wheels in my 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s luxury cars.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ride a Bike Enjoy the best of Grand Teton’s fall foliage on two wheels instead of four.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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