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Recent Examples of ambulate Formerly classified as fungi, slime molds have the capacity to actually ambulate like slow-moving snails in their plasmodium stage of development. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 More than that, by actually living on the trail, Jack became, arguably, something unique: a hobo ambassador who was the AT’s living, breathing, ambulating encyclopedia. Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019 Monitoring, toileting, hand-feeding, repositioning, ambulating, medication administration and wound care are left up to family caregivers. Maria J Silveira, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024 Following the film screening, guests ambulated across the street to the lavish Baccarat Hotel for champagne flutes and a raw bar. Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2024 When faced with the loss of a leg, ambulating again is essential to recovery both physically and psychologically. Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 These rolling toys work on carpet, tile and wood floors and ambulate in a similar way to natural prey. Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2022 Sternburg who had recently recovered from a foot injury, was reappreciating her ability to ambulate at the same time as the world had withdrawn. Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
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  • In addition to the fort’s historic reenactments, there are tours available, and many guests enjoy walking along the pristine beach to look for whales from December to April.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Known for its work in unstructured data management across the healthcare industry, Hyland treads a careful line with its messaging as the company clearly wants to be seen as applicable to all use cases.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • This was the Burnett that gained a kind of cult fame, the filmmaker in middle age, treading purgatory.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025

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“Ambulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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