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locomotive

[loh-kuh-moh-tiv] / ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tɪv /
NOUN
machine moving vehicle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The report emphasizes that central banks will be the primary locomotive for the expected appreciation, contributing 14 out of the 17 percentage points increase.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Train operator Iryo said the locomotive was built in 2022 and last inspected just three days before the accident.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The long-standing model cast CENP-E as the locomotive pulling lagging chromosomes into place.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

The tentative agreement covers 300 locomotive engineers on the Soo Line property operating trains in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Then the American athletes marched down the platform, past a looming black locomotive with swastikas emblazoned on its sides.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown