motorized

Definition of motorizednext

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Recent Examples of motorized The third class provides motorized assistance while pedaling with a top speed of 28 mph. Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Situated within Emerald Bay, the property offers 78 villas ranging from one to four bedrooms, two swimming pools, a beachfront with loungers and non-motorized watersports, four restaurants, and a spa. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026 The Nasher includes one of John Chamberlain’s sculptures assembled from twisted metal parts, and a motorized Jean Tinguely contraption of miscellaneous rusty metal bits. Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026 When e-bikes first expanded into backcountry areas, critics warned motorized assistance would bring underprepared users into fragile environments. Kendall Hunter, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorized
Adjective
  • This suggests companies are working to balance efficiency with customer experience as ordering becomes more automated.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Its automated anti–money laundering (AML) systems—tightened as the company prepared for greater regulatory oversight—have also drawn complaints, with some users reporting that their accounts were frozen for extended periods with limited recourse.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The state faces a July 1 deadline to stop counting ballots using computerized bar codes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The company diversified into packaging commercial information products, including a computerized stock exchange reporting system (1969) and a horse-racing results and formguide database (1976).
    Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Scaling nanotechnology through biological principles The basic premise of this research is in molecular machines, which are mechanical components consisting of only a few dozen atoms.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This would be achieved by making the flying experience less like an airplane and more like an automobile, including replacing mechanical control linkages with fly-by-wire systems, even removing the traditional rudder pedals.
    David Szondy April 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The notion that businesses should care about happiness arose with the increase of nonmanual jobs, said Alex Edmans, a finance professor at London Business School.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2022
Adjective
  • Frankly, both had done enough to merit promotion — but EFL begrudgingly grants just one automatic place to the National League, and another via a round of play-offs.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Cole Tomas Allen, 31, bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023, the profile shows.
    Myles Miller, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself.
    Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
  • To test the material, the researchers developed an electronic skin and attached it to a robotic hand.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • These institutions are not self-operating.
    Ken Silverstein, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Rick explains that for self-operating providers, understanding that number is critical, yet nearly impossible without technical infrastructure and industry expertise.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Motorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorized. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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