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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
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, methamphetamine, and thousands of other medical issues.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
After lunch, Swell motored up Frederick Sound.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While batteries are heavy, an electric motor’s torque could offset that and retain ― maybe even enhance ― the TrailSport’s off-road credibility.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, methamphetamine, and thousands of other medical issues.
—Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
There, cars took turns motoring them a few miles to the Nyack Lodge.
—Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
After lunch, Swell motored up Frederick Sound.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
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Many economists expect Trump’s tariffs to hike costs and slow growth, since importers burdened by the tax are expected to raise prices for consumers, who may opt to curtail spending and ratchet down the main engine of U.S. economic activity.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The engine of a United flight that was forced to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport on Sunday caught fire midair after reportedly striking an animal.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Associated Press reported that the strike on Deir al Balah was not connected to reports of six siblings and a friend being killed in an attack on a car in the same area on Sunday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even very young infants will enjoy watching the overhead toys move around as the car drives, which is great for their eyesight and development.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The ketogenic diet might be an option for treating certain medical conditions, speeding up initial weight loss, and aiding blood glucose management.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Developers even get granular control over the budget to lower costs and speed things along where appropriate.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The disruption impacted global supply chains, driving up shipping costs and delivery times.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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It’s built strong enough to drive a car across, Duplechan said, not to mention hold a dance party.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each machine takes approximately 25 minutes to produce a loopwheeled T-shirt, but heavy and dense fabrics can take longer.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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By 1815, machine breaking had become rare, but the plight of the artisans remained dire.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Canada also announced 25% tariffs on certain automobiles exported from the U.S. that aren’t protected by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Similar in packaging to an IGH but different in execution, continuously variable hubs function like the transmission in a midrange automobile.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The 14-odd members of the McCallister family raced through Terminal 3 before miraculously hopping aboard their American Airlines flight at gate K-12.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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And while some characters will be navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school, others will be racing from a dark past.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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For Patients: Stay Informed: Research and understand which AI tools your healthcare providers are using.—
David Henkin,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
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Right now, there exists very few software tools, mostly open source by the Google team, providing early software tooling that technology teams need to start modeling.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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