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as in racing
to proceed or move quickly
effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish
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Recent Examples of motoring
Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
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New Atlas,
29 May 2026
Between the Orion spacecraft seamlessly motoring onward on the left of this image and two boosters mirroring one another on the right, this booster separation is picture perfect.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
Again, should these residents of our great city be forced to yield the right of way to a delivery bot motoring down the sidewalk?
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Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
The two men high-fived and then put the fish in the livewell before motoring back to the dock to call the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.
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Kubie Brown,
Outdoor Life,
4 Mar. 2026
Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
In the red zone with the Broncos motoring on a two-minute drill to end the first half Sunday, Nix stepped up in a collapsing pocket and got dragged down by the Commanders’ Preston Smith.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 2025
Jill Roberts has spent a lot of time motoring around the Georgia countryside holding a weighted stein.
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Martin Fritz Huber,
Outside,
6 Nov. 2025
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
—
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
Between the Orion spacecraft seamlessly motoring onward on the left of this image and two boosters mirroring one another on the right, this booster separation is picture perfect.
—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
Again, should these residents of our great city be forced to yield the right of way to a delivery bot motoring down the sidewalk?
—
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
The two men high-fived and then put the fish in the livewell before motoring back to the dock to call the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.
—
Kubie Brown,
Outdoor Life,
4 Mar. 2026
Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
In the red zone with the Broncos motoring on a two-minute drill to end the first half Sunday, Nix stepped up in a collapsing pocket and got dragged down by the Commanders’ Preston Smith.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 2025
Jill Roberts has spent a lot of time motoring around the Georgia countryside holding a weighted stein.
—
Martin Fritz Huber,
Outside,
6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motoring
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In 2023, more than a decade after a experiencing season-ending racing injuries, Muniz decided to pursue his dream of NASCAR racing full-throttle and announced his return to stock car racing in the ARCA Menards Series.
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Wildfire season is just beginning in the West, but firefighting resources are already strained following a windstorm last week that sent flames racing through Great Basin states mired in drought.
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Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
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Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
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The driver, 26-year-old Saah Foiyoe, was neither speeding nor impaired, according to police.
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Production runs from a Los Angeles home base plus two traveling studios that move to the best matches each day, borrowing the fanfest grammar of Big Noon Kickoff.
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For those traveling in first class, the Coast Starlight offers a full dining car experience, with meals included throughout the journey.
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Taylor loves her Easter eggs, and there are rumors flying that Madison Square Garden is simply a bold ploy to redirect fans’ (and the media’s) attention away from where her true nuptials will be.
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So, at this point, the town of Calistoga doesn't seem willing to take a chance that flying cars will be showing up any time soon.
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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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The movie’s globe-trotting opening sequence features pirates, outlaws and a mummy used as toilet paper.
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In true treasure hunting style, the movie is a globe-trotting adventure with stops in Bangkok, Vienna, Vatican City and Cairo as well as a brief visit to London.
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Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
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“Motoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motoring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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