motorized

adjective

Definition of motorizednext
as in automated

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Recent Examples of motorized Long Beach police have shared new video of a hit-and-run driver who allegedly crashed into two teens on motorized dirt bikes in July, leaving both hospitalized. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 The grill comes with a rotisserie kit that includes a spit, two spikes, and a motorized turner that attaches to the right side of the cooking chamber. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Our homes, cars, workplaces, and even our motorized recreation vehicles are all powered by some form of battery. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, five pools including one just for littles—as well as complimentary non-motorized water sports—afford plenty of opportunities to stay refreshed. — Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorized
  1. automated
  2. computerized
  3. mechanical
  4. nonmanual
  5. automatic
  6. robotic
  7. self-operating
Adjective
  • Under automated generation, this debt can experience exponential growth as each new AI prompt builds upon the errors of previous iterations.
    — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That feedback could allow automated equipment to adjust later processing steps using measurements from the fabrication process itself.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of automated
Adjective
  • Under Goldstein, Maryland was the first state to move to a computerized tax collection and processing system, according to the Maryland State Archives.
    — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Officials later blamed the outage on a malicious cyberattack against computerized operating systems.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of computerized
Adjective
  • Counter identified the auditorium’s main air-supply fan as original equipment dating to 1937, and described mechanical and electrical systems that have been added onto and modified repeatedly over the decades.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • NordSpace had planned to launch its own Taiga rocket from the Atlantic Spaceport Launch Complex in August 2025, but the test was aborted due to mechanical issues.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mechanical
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
Definition of nonmanual
Adjective
  • Teoscar Hernández led off the 10th with a single off Jimmy Herget (0-5) and Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly scored automatic runner Andy Pages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Beating at the core of the new models is the automatic Calibre 37-24, which offers up a flyback function that lets the wearer stop, reset, and restart the timepiece with just a press of the pusher.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of automatic
Adjective
  • The memo also supports NASA’s ongoing work on commercial transportation to and from the Moon, and directs the agency to support future commercial robotic and human expeditions to Mars.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To prevent this, the robotic LINK rescue craft was launched on a trajectory to catch up with Swift.
    — David Szondy August 20, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of robotic
Adjective
  • Locally, as more homeowners ditch the push-mower and purchase a small self-operating machine, the Paletsky family is helping M&H with sales, delivery and installation.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Common areas feature self-operating lifts or sloped entryways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Definition of self-operating

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“Motorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorized. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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