as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
a convention for those who love antique motorcars
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Recent Examples of motorcar
For example, Historic Automobile Group International is an independent investment research house with specialized expertise in the rare classic motorcar sector.
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Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
How science fiction shapes the world Share Mark my word: A combination airplane and motorcar is coming.
—Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Thus, a car-carrying tender presented an elegant solution that fit well with the superyacht owner who wishes to simplify the process of bringing his favorite motorcar on board.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Instead of motorcars and overindulged house pets, there are free-roaming donkeys that can be hopped on and off for local transport like rideshare bicycles, and lumbering, ancient turtles.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
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Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
How science fiction shapes the world Share Mark my word: A combination airplane and motorcar is coming.
—Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Thus, a car-carrying tender presented an elegant solution that fit well with the superyacht owner who wishes to simplify the process of bringing his favorite motorcar on board.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Instead of motorcars and overindulged house pets, there are free-roaming donkeys that can be hopped on and off for local transport like rideshare bicycles, and lumbering, ancient turtles.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorcar
Noun
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Prosecutors alleged Read hit O'Keefe with her car and left him outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer after the couple got into an argument.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Prep Your Vehicle Make sure your car is road-trip ready.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Elegant showrooms featuring dramatic lighting, rotating platforms, and luxurious surroundings elevated the automobile from mere transportation to aspirational lifestyle statement.—
Alex Levin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the 20th century, automobiles defined modernity.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lawyers for the Venezuelans said many have been loaded on to buses, presumably headed for the airport, without having had a realistic opportunity to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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It should be pointed out that those detractors of the light rail already had their chance to improve the bus system in 2017.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 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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“Motorcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcar. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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