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motels

  • plural
    of motel.
    motel
    noun
    a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.

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Citywide, Inside Safe has moved more than 6,000 people into hotels, motels and other types of interim housing since Bass took office in December 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Christopher Reynolds traveled through eight states, past Muffler Men and motels, beneath the bright lights of Tulsa and Tucumcari.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

According to the indictment, the Hoovers had strongholds over specific hotels and motels in their territory, including the Stadium Inn & Spas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

So I decided to take a cue from the writer Joyce Maynard, who sometimes holes herself up in motels to write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

From where we stood we could just make out what were clearly the large, brightly lit and colored signs of roadside restaurants and big motels.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson