as in movements
the act or an instance of changing position
we were instructed not to make any sudden motions or we might scare away the deer
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as in waves
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline
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Recent Examples of motions
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Wipe in circular motions with a lint-free microfiber cloth to loosen grime, then finish with long, horizontal swipes.
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Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
Once work was broken into repeatable motions, the factory gained something more powerful than the spindle.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
During Thursday's court proceedings, McCabe also denied motions by the parents' attorneys seeking a reasonable bond.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Defense challenges prosecution's evidence The attorneys representing Nichols have also filed preliminary motions in an effort to suppress some of her statements made to law enforcement.
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Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Murdaugh’s attorneys filed several pretrial motions last week, including requests for a change of venue, for further independent testing of DNA evidence and for Murdaugh to get access to a computer behind bars.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Now that the case — revived by a conviction reversal earlier this year — has been assigned to a courtroom, the judge will hear evidentiary and other pretrial motions that will set the parameters for trial.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
So, there’s all kinds of sets of matrices that describe motions and symmetries for the real world.
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Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2026
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Noun
Disgruntled shareholders rejected the reappointment of one independent board director, and proposed several motions to remove Espinosa as chair of the meeting; one particularly daring investor even proposed bringing Ghosn back as CEO.
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Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Wipe in circular motions with a lint-free microfiber cloth to loosen grime, then finish with long, horizontal swipes.
—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
Once work was broken into repeatable motions, the factory gained something more powerful than the spindle.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
During Thursday's court proceedings, McCabe also denied motions by the parents' attorneys seeking a reasonable bond.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Defense challenges prosecution's evidence The attorneys representing Nichols have also filed preliminary motions in an effort to suppress some of her statements made to law enforcement.
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Dan Raby,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Murdaugh’s attorneys filed several pretrial motions last week, including requests for a change of venue, for further independent testing of DNA evidence and for Murdaugh to get access to a computer behind bars.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Now that the case — revived by a conviction reversal earlier this year — has been assigned to a courtroom, the judge will hear evidentiary and other pretrial motions that will set the parameters for trial.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
So, there’s all kinds of sets of matrices that describe motions and symmetries for the real world.
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Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2026
Verb
Luz, the group’s search leader and spokesperson for the day, immediately motions with her hand for the group to drive forward.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motions
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Over a half-century ago, the robotic figures of Pirates were a symbol of Disneyland’s technological ambitions, dazzling audiences with characterized but lifelike movements.
Verb
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Paula waves off a call from Geri about next steps and settles in to make guacamole.
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Not to the American fan who calls it soccer, waves the flag and doesn't apologize for loving his country.
Noun
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Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control.
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Such moves are especially worrisome for Capital Economics, which pointed out that similar selloffs have previously only happened during bear markets like during the Asian financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, and the Great Financial Crisis.
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Health care executive Rick Jackson gestures to a supporter while qualifying to run for governor at the Georgia state Capitol last month.
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Michael Tippett, a climate scientist at Columbia University who studies the ties between El Niño and weather patterns, said that on average, there is no strong link between El Niño and shifts in summer weather patterns over the US and Europe.
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But thanks to changing temperatures, animal migration, and shifts in land use, scientists say tick territory is expanding.
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“Motions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motions. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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