as in pace
the rate at which activities are pursued
the slow gait of summer days
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Recent Examples of gait
Awards were added for best endurance, best gait, best design and best perception.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The suspect was heavyset and walked with a unique gait, feet splayed apart, as seen in the surveillance video.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
McIlroy had been moving around Augusta National with that bouncy gait of his, looking unburdened after completing the career Grand Slam a year ago.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The suspect was heavyset and walked with a unique gait, feet splayed apart, as seen in the surveillance video.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
McIlroy had been moving around Augusta National with that bouncy gait of his, looking unburdened after completing the career Grand Slam a year ago.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gait
Noun
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Then, in October, the pace picked up; over just a few days, a series of explosions wrecked a police monument in Chicago, the Marin County Hall of Justice, a Queens courthouse, and the Harvard Center for International Affairs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The International Energy Agency, in its latest monthly update, cautioned that oil inventories globally are depleting at a record pace as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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No, our purpose is to supplement, extend and update, so our politics may match the scale and speed of contemporary information and commerce, migration and ecology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Mitchell has a mix of speed and power.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The melody and tempo for both songs have a texture of his alternative influences, yet both are a testament of his own expression.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
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The tension required to catapult all reality TV viewers from episode to episode moves to a different tempo.—
Sarah Wang,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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“Gait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gait. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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