as in pace
the rate at which activities are pursued
the slow gait of summer days
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The test opens with Atlas walking calmly across an open space, its gait closely resembling human movement.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Plus, exercise can help with balance and gait, potentially preventing falls, Shariff added.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors argued the gait of a person who walks with a limp can be seen in one of the people in the surveillance video from the homicide scene and the site where the SUV was dumped.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Ceretti, who wore a white dress, displayed the same model gait as she's used in runway shows.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Plus, exercise can help with balance and gait, potentially preventing falls, Shariff added.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors argued the gait of a person who walks with a limp can be seen in one of the people in the surveillance video from the homicide scene and the site where the SUV was dumped.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Ceretti, who wore a white dress, displayed the same model gait as she's used in runway shows.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gait
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The country began a starkly successful race for ingenuity and hi-tech to survive; the pace of change and implementation unparalleled in a six-week innovation cycle of the front line – the time in which a new idea for killing appears.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Global private credit fundraising rose in 2025 , although the pace of growth slowed from the previous year.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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In early November, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died by suicide after police pursued him in a chase involving speeds of more than 145 mph.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Borrowed from the brand’s Reference Jubilee model, the DC AiR motor and flat belt work in concert with Clearaudio’s Tacho-Speed-Control (TSC) system, which continuously monitors rotational speed and adjusts for subtle variables such as stylus drag, belt fluctuations, and even temperature shifts.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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Traoré pushed the tempo and delivered six quick points, Porter saw a couple shots fall, and Brooklyn carved out an early edge in the paint despite struggles from deep.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Black History Soul Food Lunch at Sam’s Place Jazz Cafe had the same upbeat tempo as the last five years.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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