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Recent Examples of motel
Old hotels and motels already provide separated rooms.
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Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Smith, the neighbor across the street, lived in the shadow of that windmill for the Pioneer’s last nine years, when many of the motel rooms had become residential rentals.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The latest data for the emergency assistance program was released as state housing officials are still pushing to close the remaining hotels and motels serving as shelters, and as immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint under President Donald Trump.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Years later, Eddie, still heartbroken, tracks May down to a motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert to win her back.
—Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Smith, the neighbor across the street, lived in the shadow of that windmill for the Pioneer’s last nine years, when many of the motel rooms had become residential rentals.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The latest data for the emergency assistance program was released as state housing officials are still pushing to close the remaining hotels and motels serving as shelters, and as immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint under President Donald Trump.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Years later, Eddie, still heartbroken, tracks May down to a motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert to win her back.
—Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
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Partnerships with local collectors weave domestic narratives into VIP lounges and spas.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Beauty and Wellness Featuring Beauty Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
10 July 2025
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Luxe new all-inclusive resorts like Impression Isla Mujeres by Secrets now tempt visitors to stick around past sunset rather than take the ferry home at the end of the day.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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Putting its money where its mantra is, the Six Senses resort group recently launched a new women’s wellness program at five of its properties.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 July 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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The riverbanks and hills of Kerr County are filled with vacation cabins, youth camps and campgrounds, including Camp Mystic, the century-old, all-girls Christian summer camp.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Many more accommodations lie outside park boundaries, including resorts, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, cabins, and campgrounds.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 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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Set at the edge of the downtown Taos, New Mexico's historic district, this 51-room boutique hotel reimagines a 1960s adobe-style motor lodge into a sanctuary for art lovers and design-forward travelers.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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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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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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No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.—
Ray Hanley,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts.—
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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