as in to walk
to go on foot
a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate
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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambulate
Verb
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After a few minutes Matty walked in and sat across from me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Phillips croons about a mother’s bond with her child as Swinton walks off, her character freshly wrecked by a visit with her son in prison.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Brit List script, which treads the line between black comedy and drama, is set in the early 20th Century Hungary where a village knitting club takes it upon themselves to poison their abusive husbands with arsenic.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Federal health officials warned state Medicaid directors to tread carefully, and the Department of Justice announced subpoenas of some children's hospitals and threatened providers with prosecution.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ambulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulate. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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