motorized

adjective

Definition of motorizednext
as in automated

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Recent Examples of motorized This tool acts as a small motorized cleaning head that’s great for deep cleaning carpets and rugs to remove pet hair. — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025 There’s also the quieter Ross Creek entrance, with cabanas, a non-motorized boat ramp, and a perimeter trailhead. — Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025 The machine has three hydration modes to wash sticky messes and two motorized microfiber brush rolls to pick up dry debris. — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 The small, motorized bike was jammed into the front end of the car in the crash, after which the driver fled on foot, according to police. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorized
  1. automated
  2. mechanical
  3. automatic
  4. robotic
  5. self-operating
Adjective
  • Today styling itself as an automated end-user computing management platform, the company is currently at iteration version number 7.0 for Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.
    — Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Advocates say automated plans could introduce millions of lower-income Americans to retirement savings.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of automated
Adjective
  • Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    — KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • New talent: We were introduced to Lederer this year and were totally in awe of his amazing mechanical wonders.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of mechanical
Adjective
  • Congress tried to address this issue by passing the Child Citizenship Act in 2000, which grants automatic citizenship to international adoptees.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
  • This opens up the possibility of Wycombe either clinching automatic promotion before their two rivals play, or the door being prised open for either Wrexham or Charlton to nip through and set up a nerve-wracking final day.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of automatic
Adjective
  • Elon Musk's company launched its 32nd robotic resupply mission to the ISS for NASA early Monday morning (April 21), sending a Dragon freighter aloft from Florida's Space Coast.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Your next half-marathon could be getting some robotic flair.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of robotic
Adjective
  • Researchers and filmmakers now deploy self-operating sail drones with high-resolution cameras and real-time streaming capabilities, enabling continuous monitoring of deep-sea ecosystems that supports both marine conservation and scientific discovery.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Walk into the Anna Hiss Gymnasium at the University of Texas, and an autonomous, or self-operating, robot might just pass by you.
    — Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Mar. 2024
Definition of self-operating

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“Motorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorized. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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