MOTORED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

motored

verb

past tense of motor

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly effortlessly motored past the other runners for a first-place finish

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as in drove

to travel by a motorized vehicle motoring along the highway at the speed limit

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Recent Examples of motored On Friday, Thomas motored his way around a double-team and sacked Seattle QB Jalen Milroe, forcing a fumble that the Seahawks recovered. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Owen Caissie was hit by a pitch and motored to third on Mack’s single. — August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler. — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026 Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple. — ABC News, 20 June 2026 Walls motored easily into third. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Over the Moon motored from Homewood Marina, a docking facility on the lake’s west shore below the ski hill of the same name, cruising south across a then calm lake to picturesque Emerald Bay. — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Brian said that his wife fell overboard from their eight-foot dinghy while the couple motored back to their yacht, Soulmate, off the coast of Elbow Cay around dusk. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026

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On Monday, rescuers in Nepal raced to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped in hydropower site tunnels that were buried in mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Two Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputies raced against the clock to save a man's life after a rattlesnake bit him at a remote campsite.

— Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

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In the 1970s, Khouri, who went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Thelma & Louise, drove past the Tudor-style house almost every day.

— Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
The next day, David drove back to Altadena while Lauren took the girls to Target to buy toothbrushes and underwear.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of drove

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When Huijsen was forced off the pitch to receive treatment for a cut to his head, temporarily leaving Madrid with 10 men, Mourinho hurried the doctors and physios along.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The other officers hurried to the second scene as Hernandez tackled a fleeing Edgar to the ground.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurried

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Remote club-to-club conversations had proved fruitless, so senior figures travelled by Eurostar to Lille and an initial €60m deal was struck on Monday.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Many of them then traveled to our city for the civil ceremony and reception.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of traveled

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The baby was last, which might have been why doctors were able to briefly restart a heartbeat once he was rushed to the hospital after his father returned home.

— Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Security cameras on the Chinese side of the border captured people running from a wall of debris as floodwaters rushed through a border crossing, sweeping away vehicles and buildings.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026