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the act or power of moving from place to place
studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.
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For example, the nuance of human locomotion sometimes gets lost in the generative shuffle, producing people who appear to walk backward.
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The team also tested regular locomotion, tackling stairs and walking over uneven surfaces.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2025
This particular order of tailless whip scorpions has sensory organs in their front legs, so the legs are used for prey detection instead of locomotion, according to the study.
—Irene Wright
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Leveraging Hexagon's expertise in precision measurement and advanced locomotion, the robot can move efficiently and perform tasks that require both speed and accuracy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
The team also tested regular locomotion, tackling stairs and walking over uneven surfaces.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2025
This particular order of tailless whip scorpions has sensory organs in their front legs, so the legs are used for prey detection instead of locomotion, according to the study.
—Irene Wright
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Leveraging Hexagon's expertise in precision measurement and advanced locomotion, the robot can move efficiently and perform tasks that require both speed and accuracy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
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The company’s commitment extends beyond compensation, with additional benefits such as tuition assistance, professional development programs, career mobility resources, and robust stock award programs.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Expert Judge Panel Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder and president of Emerson Collective, which combines venture investing and philanthropic grant-making to address challenges in education, economic mobility, immigration and the environment.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Both judges advised Elaine to finish her movements completely.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Following its defeat by Communist Party forces in the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Nationalist movement, led by Chiang Kai-shek, fled to the island in 1949 as a government in exile.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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