as in to shift
to change one's position
most babies begin to locomote—by crawling—when they are seven to ten months old
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Recent Examples of locomote
The most likely explanation is that worms, which need moisture to locomote, take advantage of the rain to go exploring above ground.
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Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Parents of babies up to age 3 can watch their children locomote on tatami mats or haul themselves up on their jellied legs by holding on to short, fence-like partitions.
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New York Times,
9 June 2022
The general idea of this research is to get robots to learn to locomote in much the way human toddlers do.
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Matt Simon,
Wired,
5 Jan. 2021
The simulated and real robots can use shape change to switch between rolling gaits and inchworm gaits, to locomote in multiple environments.
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Dec. 2020
All reasonably healthy individuals can locomote at the necessary speed to beat the cutoffs for any ultramarathon.
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Jason Koop,
Outside Online,
19 July 2017
The idea of connecting to our ancestral past requires us to locomote as we are evolved to do, using our senses and making sure the mind and body are in union.
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Bill Hatcher,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2016
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Parents of babies up to age 3 can watch their children locomote on tatami mats or haul themselves up on their jellied legs by holding on to short, fence-like partitions.
—
New York Times,
9 June 2022
The general idea of this research is to get robots to learn to locomote in much the way human toddlers do.
—
Matt Simon,
Wired,
5 Jan. 2021
The simulated and real robots can use shape change to switch between rolling gaits and inchworm gaits, to locomote in multiple environments.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Dec. 2020
All reasonably healthy individuals can locomote at the necessary speed to beat the cutoffs for any ultramarathon.
—
Jason Koop,
Outside Online,
19 July 2017
The idea of connecting to our ancestral past requires us to locomote as we are evolved to do, using our senses and making sure the mind and body are in union.
—
Bill Hatcher,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomote
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The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.
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While shows like these still exist (Dora even got a modern reboot) Gen Alpha has shifted their viewing habits almost entirely online.
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This pair is made from organic cotton and spandex, creating a comfortable material that moves with you.
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Gregory said that approach helped convince her to move forward with the project.
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There is something cultish about that idea — the player who tends not to start but has the knack to appear later on with antennae twitching, ready to seize the day and alter the course of a match.
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Leon Stetson was allegedly twitching, so officers moved him away from Carrie Stetson and started to render medical aid.
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“Locomote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomote. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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