as in pace
the rate at which activities are pursued
the slow gait of summer days
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Recent Examples of gait
The wide toe box allows toes to spread naturally, providing a natural gait and preventing over-pronation.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Consider seeing a physical therapist specializing in gait (walking or running pattern) analysis to help determine the underlying cause of your blisters and develop a treatment plan.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
The new Buffs mascot opened her CU tenure by exploding out of the gate — and with the kind of gait that would make Rodney Stewart proud.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Gray said the unusual gait was consistent with someone concealing a long object, such as a rifle, in their pants.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Consider seeing a physical therapist specializing in gait (walking or running pattern) analysis to help determine the underlying cause of your blisters and develop a treatment plan.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
The new Buffs mascot opened her CU tenure by exploding out of the gate — and with the kind of gait that would make Rodney Stewart proud.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Gray said the unusual gait was consistent with someone concealing a long object, such as a rifle, in their pants.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gait
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From the French-German border to the Mediterranean coast to the mountainous intersection of France, Italy, and Switzerland, these small towns and villages (all home to less than 15,000 people) offer a slower pace and warm French hospitality.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sessions are guided by attentive listening, gentle techniques, and respect for each individual’s pace and choices.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lewis says Bacharach’s changes of tempo, meter, chord progression and modulation add a complexity to otherwise accessible tunes.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some switch up color and tempo to keep your brain working hard.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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