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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 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 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
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  • What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One partner is ready to walk down the aisle, while the other is dragging their feet.
    Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Both treaded around 30 percent last season.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Ambulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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