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Recent Examples of motel
The complaint says motel video shows Xiong arriving with the woman in a gray Toyota Prius just after 5 p.m.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
The fire crew, which received the call at 1:48 p.m., rushed to the scene and found heavy smoke coming from the motel’s first floor.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Prices for hotel and motel rooms fell 3.1%; airfares fell 1.5%; and transportation and warehousing slid 0.4%.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Her lifeless body was discovered a few days later in a Tampa motel room rented by Rogers, according to the motion.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
The fire crew, which received the call at 1:48 p.m., rushed to the scene and found heavy smoke coming from the motel’s first floor.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Prices for hotel and motel rooms fell 3.1%; airfares fell 1.5%; and transportation and warehousing slid 0.4%.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Her lifeless body was discovered a few days later in a Tampa motel room rented by Rogers, according to the motion.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
Noun
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The main home has a chef’s kitchen, formal dining room and a main-level primary suite with a spa bath and two-story closet.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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There are nice spas with small menus of snacks to nibble on after massages.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Cunningham was ultimately located and arrested at a Disney resort on June 3.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Located on Johns Island, the 72-key resort overlooks the meandering Kiawah River and its spartina grass, marsh flats, and neighboring oak trees.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Choosing wineries based on atmosphere, timing visits to avoid loud and boisterous crowds and booking accommodations nearby all help in making the most of a Hamptons wine tour.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The big league experience extends to players, who enjoy better accommodations and better food, and to fans, who get to see some of the best athletes in the world in venues representative of some of the most iconic cities in North America.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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While Travis Decker was nowhere to be found, investigators traced his cell phone, which revealed that visited the same campground the day before the kidnapping, the court papers show.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Officials believe that Decker traveled to the campground where the girls' bodies were found on Thursday evening and returned the next day with his three children, according to court documents.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2024
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After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2024
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If a lodging’s guest rooms open directly to the outdoors and there’s a parking lot handy, industry experts say, it probably was born as a motel or motor lodge.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Inspired by the classic American roadside motor lodge, Tourists is set on the banks of the Hoosic River in the Berkshires.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
19 July 2024
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This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
2 May 2024
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Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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