gait

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Recent Examples of gait Complications and symptoms are rare with a duck-footed gait. Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025 The spacing and orientation of the tracks suggest a slow walking gait and no consistent direction or purposeful interaction between the dinosaurs in this location. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 In several videos played during closing arguments, the defendant was observed walking with a bow-legged gait, a result of an injury sustained in 2019, according to Rabenda. Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 Well, Wilson’s gait is pretty unorthodox. Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gait
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Noun
  • The boundaries between hospitality and residential real estate are dissolving at a rapid pace, with both sectors borrowing from each other to meet the evolving demands of today’s renters, buyers and extended stay travelers like nomads.
    Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The regular-season Magic finished 29th in pace and 30th in 3-point percentage.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Exposition — and there’s a lot of it — is delivered with blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speed.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The flight lasted 14 hours and 38 minutes at an average cruise speed of Mach 0.87.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This new one is still catchy but has a sleepier tempo.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Over the past week, the Trump administration has increased the tempo of its immigration crackdown.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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