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Besides the wholesale levy that’s added to the price when fuel is delivered to the station, the state adds a retail tax — a flat, 25-cents-per-gallon — when motorists purchase the gas.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
The runners brought traffic to a halt, and motorists joined in the celebration, honking their horns in support.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Four bold, jarring billboards put up in Milwaukee by a national Jewish group ask Summerfest attendees and local motorists to imagine being victims in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Maryland motorists can expect to pay more to renew their vehicle registrations after a fee increase takes effect on Tuesday.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
The runners brought traffic to a halt, and motorists joined in the celebration, honking their horns in support.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Four bold, jarring billboards put up in Milwaukee by a national Jewish group ask Summerfest attendees and local motorists to imagine being victims in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Maryland motorists can expect to pay more to renew their vehicle registrations after a fee increase takes effect on Tuesday.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorist
driver
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Alex Palou, driver of the #10 DHL Team Ganassi Honda drives during the NTT INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 02, 2025 in St Petersburg, Florida.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Fans filled the grandstands east of the pit stops on Columbus Drive and lined the fences along the rest of the 2.2-mile lakefront course, many wincing as drivers roared past at more than 100 mph.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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