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
Car prices feed into motor vehicle insurance: When prices are elevated, insurers’ cost to replace vehicles after a car accident is also much higher.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Dozens of people died from natural causes or after being stuck by motor vehicles, but drug use was by far the most prevalent contributing factor in homeless deaths in San Diego County last year.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jerome Lee Davis is charged with second degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault, tampering with a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Dozens of people died from natural causes or after being stuck by motor vehicles, but drug use was by far the most prevalent contributing factor in homeless deaths in San Diego County last year.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In December 2024, retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts were up by a more modest 2.9% year on year.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jerome Lee Davis is charged with second degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, first degree assault, tampering with a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicle
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Under the deal, Israel is supposed to allow the cars to cross through uninspected, and there did not appear to be troops in the vicinity of the road.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Memphis is over 200 miles from where Dumas was last seen in Huntsville, Alabama, and about 150 miles from where his car was found in Camden, Tennessee.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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The world assumed that McGregor would happen, but his random announcement of fighting Logan, along with the bus run in says otherwise.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The shelter has since appealed to the Mexican government for alternate funding for programs managed by the United Nations to pay for flights and bus rides to Mexico’s border with Guatemala for migrants who want to return home.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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Trump's new tariffs could significantly raise costs for products ranging from automobiles to fresh produce, which flow across North American borders daily.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Disruption of the canal’s operations would likely send prices of US goods from automobiles to sneakers soaring – about 40% of US container traffic passes through the waterway.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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These machines are still made with metal baskets and other easy-to-replace parts that have been stocked for years.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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Towns got switched onto him — a 7-footer trying to guard a 6-4 scoring machine on the perimeter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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