as in walks
to go on foot
a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate
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Just do it A shopper walks past a Nike store in the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on April 3, 2025.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
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Gustavsson has a tough year, which pushes the Wild out of the playoffs and Kaprizov walks at the end of it.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hayes isn’t the only one who has made it, yet still treads carefully with their money.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Trying for nonchalance, Emil treads water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Ambulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambulates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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