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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
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This feature is especially valuable for RV travelers exploring winter destinations or fishermen relying on uninterrupted trolling motor power.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Vonk’s lawsuit accused the Neptune Society of Northern California of negligence, for the Naiad allegedly motoring at an unsafe speed and failing to keep clear of the breakwater, while no proper lookout was maintained.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The second-most-common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease manifests via such motor problems as impaired balance, slow movement, muscle stiffness and tremors.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
This feature is especially valuable for RV travelers exploring winter destinations or fishermen relying on uninterrupted trolling motor power.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
The excavator motored toward a growing pile—the wall-to-be, which followed a plan laid out in software—and an algorithm predicted how the new stone would settle onto the others.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Vonk’s lawsuit accused the Neptune Society of Northern California of negligence, for the Naiad allegedly motoring at an unsafe speed and failing to keep clear of the breakwater, while no proper lookout was maintained.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
Noun
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This preoccupation misses the elephant in the room: the disintegration or collapse of the Black family, the prime engine for inculcating behavioral norms indispensable to success.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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Police said once first responders arrived, Ater worked with a Winnebago County sheriff’s deputy to climb on top of the car and help the driver out — all the while, the engine’s compartment reignited and quickly became engulfed in flames.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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This opening skit is a voicemail worrying about singer Tyler Hubbard’s choice of car, creating a straw man argument to segue into the first song.—
Brendan Hay,
SPIN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Police were alerted and an officer found the car unoccupied in the Cub Foods parking lot.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jeffry Figueroa, who purchased his lucky Winter Magic Multiplier scratcher for $10 at Koko’s Liquor in Los Angeles, drove to the California Lottery office in Santa Fe Springs to pick up his winnings, officials said in a Jan. 24 news release.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore’s greatest strength lies in its people — grassroots organizations, health care providers and community leaders tirelessly working to save lives and drive change.—
Pradeep Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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With Highlights, Safari will use machine intelligence to show you relevant information from the webpage like directions, links, summaries, and restaurant reviews.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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Two-thirds of organizations believe AI and machine learning technologies, including generative AI, will have the biggest impact on cybersecurity in 2025, according to the World Economic Forum's annual global cyber outlook.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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Pedestrians hit by an automobile traveling 50 miles per hour — a common speed for cars on urban corridors in the Sacramento region — were 75% likely to die.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Most of the other presidents rode in carriages or automobiles.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Orange County Register,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Night Agent has returned for season 2 and has already raced to the top of Netflix’s charts.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Nets started 1-for-8 from the field and Phoenix raced out to a 9-2 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter and were up 28-16 entering the second.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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While in his mid-twenties, Olea would tool around the Key — or take a jaunt to Coconut Grove — with a carload of teenage girls.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Researchers were tooling around this second century Roman cemetery and found a body.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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