as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Recent Examples of motor vehicle
The juvenile allegedly driving the Subaru was issued a juvenile summons on charges of operating a motor vehicle without a license, evading responsibility, unsafe passing and following too close, state police said.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Read, 45, of Mansfield, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Within six months of the grant cycles, recipient agencies reported over 6,900 arrests for retail, motor vehicle and cargo theft.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has publicly logged two dozen motor vehicle deaths in the county this year, most of which occurred outside the city of Sacramento.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Read, 45, of Mansfield, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Within six months of the grant cycles, recipient agencies reported over 6,900 arrests for retail, motor vehicle and cargo theft.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has publicly logged two dozen motor vehicle deaths in the county this year, most of which occurred outside the city of Sacramento.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicle
Noun
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His father and uncle — the only two remaining rail car workers in the neighborhood — still live there.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
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
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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True, the Port Authority managed to squeeze a nearly $2 billion loan out of Joe Biden’s federal government to help with the $10 billion (and rising) cost of rebuilding its bus terminal.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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What to look for in a quality Frigidaire dehumidifier Frigidaire dehumidifiers are quality machines.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, the percentage completed by humans assisted by technology is expected to rise to 33% from 30% as businesses improve collaboration between their humans, machines and algorithms.—
Daniel Saks,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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