locomoted

past tense of locomote
as in shifted
to change one's position most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old

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  • This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
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  • Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
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“Locomoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomoted. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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