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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
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026 Both feature a dual-motor power train, which produces 449 hp and 487 ft lbs of torque in the former, and 536 hp and 549 ft lbs of torque in the latter. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 Wall Street motored higher through a remarkably calm summer thanks to euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology and strong profit reports from companies. —Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motor
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Plugging the metal end of the hose into the inlet engages the vacuum’s motor, turning the machine on; when the hose is unplugged, the system shuts itself off. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026 Both feature a dual-motor power train, which produces 449 hp and 487 ft lbs of torque in the former, and 536 hp and 549 ft lbs of torque in the latter. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
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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 Wall Street motored higher through a remarkably calm summer thanks to euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology and strong profit reports from companies. —Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor
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Conventional gasoline engines manage to convert around 25% of the energy from fuel into movement.— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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As businesses increasingly seek to digitize physical assets, the Wiliot-Velociti alliance positions itself as a primary engine for creating more autonomous, intelligent supply chains that can think and react in real time.— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Javier Delgado-Cordoba, 29, is accused of assaulting a woman in the back of his car in Arvada in January, police officials said this week.— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Whether despite this background or because of it, young Zac becomes preoccupied with the outward signs of extreme wealth, luxury cars especially, in a manner somewhat precocious but not entirely remarkable for a teenage boy.— Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Performance turnarounds of this nature take time, and there are no tangible shortcuts that can speed up the process.— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Forty-seven people died and more than 100 were injured when a speeding Burlington passenger train headed for California slammed into a train bound for Omaha, which had stopped at the Naperville station.— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Most observers would say that this version of Bentancur was not quite as effective as the one seen under Antonio Conte, more able to cover ground in the middle and drive Tottenham forward.— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Once officers arrived, people at the scene said that someone had driven a teenage boy who had been shot from the scene.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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The force of the crash caused an ice machine, located inside the store, to fall and hit a 71-year-old customer, police said.— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Building parity with humans is a challenge A humanoid robot ran faster than the human world record in a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday, but getting a machine to interact and compete at split-second speeds with skilled human athletes is in some ways a more difficult challenge.— Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The Barrett-Jackson collector car auction returned to the South Florida Fairgrounds this week, showcasing an impressive range of rare automobile craftsmanship.— Carline Jean, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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And in 1931, Sears launched Allstate Insurance, pushing through the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II to reach customers who owned automobiles.— Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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The Thunder raced out to a 15-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back.— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The North Carolina human resources executive spent two months racking up credits through web tutorials after work in 2024, then raced through 11 online classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four weeks.— Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Liccardo asked Atkins whether the SEC has opened an investigation into the trades, and what tools the SEC has to investigate them.— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
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There is also the chance that the AI tools misunderstood meanings or context, the researchers noted.— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/motor. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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