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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
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.
—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
The hope is that the talks could clear rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies and allow the global economy to keep motoring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
The hope is that the talks could clear rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies and allow the global economy to keep motoring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The de facto captain oriented himself by motoring northwest along the coast towards Havana.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motoring
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In 2019, the odds for the three worst teams were flattened, as a way to discourage teams from racing to the bottom.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cody Bellinger contributed to the Yankees erasing a four-run deficit through four innings by driving in three runs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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The morning commute in Oak Park devolved into chaos Friday morning when a motorist speeding on Harlem Avenue crashed into several vehicles including a Pace bus, sending 11 people to area hospitals, village officials said.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez climbed into the driver’s side of his Toyota and pointed at the couple, yelling one last time, before speeding off.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction.—
Rose Evans
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Want to learn something new while traveling?—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fort Collins now has drones flying the city nearly every day as a resource to the police, fire and utilities departments.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meteor showers such as the Lyrids can be tracked yearly, because the debris flying through the night sky in fiery streaks is coming from the same comet.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Achane, who had 1,838 yards from scrimmage last season (1,350 yards rushing, 488 yards receiving) falls forward, not backward, at the end of plays despite weighing 191 pounds.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the team really lacks true playmakers outside of tight end Brock Bowers and running back Ashton Jeanty, who showed promise as a rookie rushing for 975 yards and five touchdowns.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Seattle indie rock band, led by Ben Bridwell, will now embark on a spring tour to celebrate that milestone, trotting across the United States later this month.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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If Prime Minister Mark Carney has a reputation as a globe-trotting elite who wows the Davos crowd, his main rival, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, has a decidedly different profile.—
Brian Platt,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Motoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motoring. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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